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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology siamang large ape with long black hair. XIX. — Malay. Read more

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	ZOO UPDATE: SIAMANG.(Weekend) Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 4/19/2007; 242 words ; SIAMANG HEADS IN THE CLOUDS: Siamangs (pronounced SEE-uh-mang) are the largest members of the gibbon...brachiation, or movement by swinging arms from one hand hold to another. Siamangs can cover about 10 feet in one swing. FAMILY AFFAIR: A siamang... Read more
	ZOO UPDATE: SIAMANG APE.(Weekend) Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 9/12/2003; 290 words ; Makali, the youngest of the siamang apes at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo at...and testing her strength and balance. Siamang apes are the largest of the lesser...the jungles of Malaysia and Sumatra. Siamang apes live in family groups of one male... Read more
	ZOO UPDATE: SIAMANG APES.(Weekend) Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 10/4/2002; 274 words ; On Sept. 9, a baby siamang ape was born at the Rosamond Gifford...with solid foods at 6 or 7 months old. Siamang apes have recently been placed on the...cultivating the land and commercial logging. Siamangs live in the tropical rainforests and... Read more
	ZOO SEEKING APE WILLING TO RELOCATE FEMALE SIAMANG'S DEATH LEAVES A LONELY MATE.(News) Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 12/24/1997; ; 437 words ; ...captivity as a companion to its 17-year-old siamang ape. A story on Page B3 of the Seattle...would get the ape. 1 R Single 17-year-old siamang ape seeks female ape for companionship...When the Woodland Park Zoo's sole female siamang ape was euthanized last week, her loss... Read more
	Vic: First Siamang born at Melbourne Zoo Newspaper article from: AAP General News (Australia); 3/2/2004; 126 words ; AAP General News (Australia) 03-02-2004 Vic: First Siamang born at Melbourne Zoo MELBOURNE, March 2 AAP - The first ever Siamang has been born at the Melbourne Zoo. Siamangs are the largest of the nine Gibbon species, native to Southeast... Read more
	Bristol zoo keeper hand rears baby gibbon ; This endangered siamang gibbon certainly gets the hump if its surrogate mother - a stuffed toy camel - is not around at feeding time ... and actually cries like a human baby. Newspaper article from: Western Daily Press (Bristol UK); 9/26/2008; 134 words ; This endangered siamang gibbon certainly gets the hump if its surrogate mother - a stuffed toy camel - is not around at feeding time ... and actually cries... Read more
	How do they get along? (social behavior of primates, with a look at langurs, mandrills, lemurs, and siamangs) Magazine article from: Ranger Rick; 10/1/1997; 260 words ; ...glands on his arm. Then the lemurs wave their stinky tails at each other. That says, Back off, buddy! SHOUT IT OUT Look at this siamang (SEE-uh-mung) hooting (right). With its puffed-up throat pouch, it can let out a cry that's one of the loudest animal sounds... Read more
	ZOO UPDATE.(Weekend) Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 6/16/2005; 320 words ; Siamang ape DADDY DEAREST Abe, a 26-year-old male Siamang ape, is one of the fathers at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo...two other offspring from a previous mate. WEDDED BLISS Siamang apes normally become sexually mature between the ages of... Read more
	No Love for Sungai Albuquerque-Born Ape Was Rejected by Mom Newspaper article from: Albuquerque Journal; 4/12/2007; ; 368 words ; ...first-time mother, Sia, rejected the newborn siamang after her birth in August, despite the...where she was again rejected by adult siamangs, a type of gibbon native to the forests...keeper Corrine MacDonald in the outdoor siamang habitat, according to the San Francisco... Read more
	An Oscar performance likely ... ... I'm just waiting in the wings Newspaper article from: The Press; 7/27/2006; ; 245 words ; ...lonesome singleton are coming to an end. The siamang gibbon ape's strapping mail-order groom...year-long search. He is unrelated to all siamangs in the region, meaning he is genetically...how they live in the wild," Adams said. Siamangs are the largest of the gibbon ape species... Read more

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