(Northern) White-cheeked Gibbon Nomascus leucogenys

White-cheeked Gibbon
White-cheeked Gibbon male
White-cheeked Gibbon
The White-cheeked Gibbon, also called the Northern White-cheeked, is native to Vietnam, Laos and part of China and is critically endangered in the wild. The Southern White-cheeked Gibbon, from the same countries, was split as a separate species (Nomascus siki) in 2001.
White-cheeked Gibbon
White-cheeked Gibbon male
Only the male (above), which is black, has white cheeks.
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White-cheeked Gibbons - females
White-cheeked Gibbon female
White-cheeked Gibbon
The female (above) is honey-coloured with a black face and cap but no white cheeks.