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    The only ape species found in India is

    Siamangs

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    Hoolock Gibbon

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    Orangutans

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    Bonobos

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    The only ape species found in India includes Hoolock Gibbon.
    The hoolock gibbons are three primate species of genus Hoolock in the gibbon family, Hylobatidae, native to eastern Bangladesh, Northeast India and Southwest China. Hoolocks are the second-largest of the gibbons, after the siamang.

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    The only tribe of apes inhabiting the country is the Hoolock Gibbons, found in the North-east forests.
    Two species of Hoolock gibbons, Eastern Hoolock gibbon (Hoolock leuconedys) and Western Hoolock gibbon (Hoolock hoolock) have been reported to occur in India. They are found in Assam and the low-end forests of eastern Brahmaputra. They are also found in Nagaland.
     


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