Siamang

Symphalangus syndactylus

Mammalia · Primates · Hylobatidae

Fig. 1. Siamang

Fig. 2. Range

Length or height	Body length about 75-90 cm
Weight	About 10-13 kg
Food	Leaves and fruit
Lifespan	About 30-40 years
Society	Family groups
Habitat	tropical rainforest
Range	Asia
Wild or tame	Wild

The largest gibbon; its throat sac makes calls heard kilometers away.

Observe: Watch the throat sac swell during calls.

Modern data

Status today

ENEndangered status to verify

Conservation	Endangered.
Keeper's note	Daily checks of appetite, movement and behavior; enrichment that changes from day to day.
Kingdom · phylum	Animalia · Chordata
Genus	Symphalangus

Check the record: IUCN Red List · GBIF · ITIS

See it elsewhere in the museum

For classes

Lessons: The Primate Learning Lab: Open the field notebookPreviewThe Primate Learning Lab: Watch one primatePreviewThe Primate Learning Lab: The stick in the termite moundPreview

Drawer: Zoo: Primates

Quiz: Primates quiz · 5 questions