Q. With reference to Hoolock Gibbon, consider the following statements:
1.It is the only ape found in India.
2.In India, they are confined to the Western Ghats.
3.They are famous for their loud holou calls and duets which both male and female of a group indulge in.
4.They face threat primarily from the felling of trees for infrastructure Projects.
How many of the above statements are correct?
Answer: C
Notes:
Explanation –
Statements 1, 3 and 4 are correct. Hoolock Gibbon is the only ape found in India. They are famous for their loud holou calls and duets which both male and female of a group indulge in. They face threat primarily from the felling of trees for infrastructure Projects.
Statement 2 is incorrect. In India, they are confined to the seven states of northeast India with Brahmaputra as the distribution boundary. They form an arboreal species and prefer to live in canopies of the evergreen forests in northeast India.
Source: ForumIAS
