A group of yellow-cheeked gibbons perch high in the trees. The young of the species are born a buff yellow colour before turning black. the males remain black, while the females return to dak yellow when they reach maturity. - WCS
PHNOM PENH: Although conservationists say they remain under threat from habitat loss and hunting, the kingdom’s yellow-cheeked gibbon population is considered stable.
Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary in Mondulkiri province is home to an estimated 1,129 individuals, the highest population of the endangered species that remains in the wild, and far more than exist in Laos or Vietnam, the only other nations where the rare apes can be found.
