Quick facts

Lifespan

30 years

Diet

Leaves, fruits, nuts and green plants

Habitat

Forest in South East Asia, Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia.

Range

The siamang is an arboreal black-furred gibbon native to the forests of Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand

The Siamang is a black furred, long-armed, non-tailed and lives on trees in the forest of Malaysia and Sumatra. Siamang has 2 unique features. A membrane which partially joins their second and third toes on each foot. A gular sac off the throat which can be inflated to amplify the siamang's calls.