The red-cheeked gibbon is estimated to have only about 90 left in the wild. In Vietnam, these species are threatened with extinction due to hunting and habitat fragmentation.
The red-cheeked gibbon is estimated to have only about 90 left in the wild. In Vietnam, these species are threatened with extinction due to hunting and habitat fragmentation.
The red-cheeked gibbon is an animal that is distributed mainly in Central Laos and Vietnam. In Vietnam, this species is threatened with extinction due to hunting and habitat fragmentation.
The number of populations is decreasing, so this species can be listed as a highly endangered species. It is estimated that only 90 herds survive in the wild.
The number of populations is decreasing, so this species can be listed as a highly endangered species. It is estimated that only 90 herds survive in the wild.
The adult red-cheeked gibbon has a body length of about 60-80 cm and weighs about 7 kg.
Males are usually black, with yellow cheeks on both sides. Females are usually bright yellow or light orange, often with a black tip at the top of the head.
In Cuc Phuong National Park, after a period of special care, up to now, 10 individuals of 2 species (red-cheeked gibbon and white rump monkey) are living in a semi-wild environment.
Day and night they roam freely in the forest foraging.
Every day at 8:30 a.m., experts at the Rescue Center for Rare Primates will call them home to feed and observe their health.
The red-cheeked gibbon lives mainly in families of 3-5 individuals including parents and children. Each flock lives in a separate territory.
They often defend their territory by howling loudly. Each howling session usually lasts about 15 minutes.
The food of the red-cheeked gibbon is usually leaves, young shoots, fruits and insects.
This species of gibbon usually starts breeding in the 7th or 8th year. They are usually pregnant for about 7-8 months. The red-cheeked gibbon gives birth once every two years, one at a time.
