The black crested gibbon (Nomascus concolor) is an endangered species of gibbon found in China, Laos, and northern Vietnam, with four subspecies.
Read more about Black Crested Gibbon: Taxonomy, Physical Characteristics, Behavior, Distribution and Habitat, Conservation
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“Snow-white moslem head-dress around a dead black face!
Beautiful were your sand-papering words against our skins!”
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But nothing promised that is not performed.”
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—Edward Gibbon (1737–1794)