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siamangs  

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  • Siamangs are members of the order Primates belonging to the “lesser ape” family or Hylobatidae. Their scientific name is Hylobates syndactylus, although up until 1972 it was Symphylangus syndactylus. [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; Siamangs]

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