Description
Catalog ID: 34 Siamang, Dubbo Zoo. 2014-11-11
SIAMANG 34
Pen and ink drawing on Fabriano watercolour paper. 115 x 170 mm. Mounted on acid-free black card. 210 x 300 mm. Unframed
(Full story and references verso)
The siamang is the largest of the gibbons and a native of the forests of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. The main threat to the siamang is habitat loss, with the palm oil industry reducing the habitat of the siamang, along with those of other species, such as the Sumatran tiger.
