Hainan gibbon

noun

A Hainan black-crested gibbon (Nomascus hainanus).

Meanings

nounHainan gibbon (plural Hainan gibbons)

plural Hainan gibbons

  1. A Hainan black-crested gibbon (Nomascus hainanus).
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    China’s newly minted national parks don’t just safeguard famous keystone species such as Siberian tigers, giant pandas and Hainan gibbons. They are also designed to preserve the shrinking ecosystems that support such iconic wildlife, ranging from sweltering (tropical jungles in the southern province of Hainan to the chilly maple forests of northern Heilongjiang and Jilin Provinces bordering Siberia.

    2022 November 17, Paul Salopek, “A ‘Slow Storytelling’ Writing and Photography Workshop Boosts Conservation in China”, in National Geographic, archived from the original on 24 Nov 2022
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