Question

The only ape found in India is:
A. Gorilla
B. Chimpanzee
C. Hoolock gibbon
D. Leaf monkey

Answer 1

Hint:
Apes are the large primates that lack tails, which include gorillas, chimpanzees, orangutans, gibbons etc. Apes are found in tropical forests of western and central Africa and Southeast Asia. Apes are known to have a complete absence of tail, the presence of appendix and more complex brains in comparison to monkeys.

Complete answer:
The hoolock gibbon is the only ape found in India, belonging to the hoolock genus of the gibbon family of hylobatidae. Unfortunately, no other apes like gorilla and chimpanzees are found. Hoolocks are the second largest of the gibbons. They vary from the size of 60cm to 90cm and weigh 6-9 kg. Both the sexes are of same size but differ in their body coloration.
Like the other gibbons, they are diurnal (organisms that are active during day-time) and arboreal (organisms that live in trees) and move through the trees with their long arms. They live together in monogamous pairs (relationships in which an individual has only one partner during their lifetime), which stake out a territory. Their calls serve to locate family members and ward off other gibbons from their territory. Their diet consists mainly of fruits, insects and leaves.
Young Hoolocks are born after a seven-month gestation, with milky white or buff-colored hair. After about six months, the hair of males gets dark and turns black, while the female hair remains buff-colored throughout her life. After eight to 9 years, they are fully mature and their fur reaches its final coloration. Their life expectancy in the wild is about 25 years.

Additional information: Gorillas are ground-dwelling, predominantly herbivorous apes that inhabit the forest of central Sub-Saharan Africa. The chimpanzee also known as the common chimpanzee, robust chimpanzee, or simply chimp, is a species of great ape native to the forest and savannah of tropical Africa. The leaf monkeys also known as Phayre's langur, is a species of lutung native to Southeast Asia including India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and China.


Note:
The hoolock is found in south of Brahmaputra as well on the North Bank areas and east of the Dibang Rivers. Its ranges in seven states Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura.