13 February 2011

Be My Wolf


The most monogamous primate is....and no, it is not homo sapiens.

It is the gibbons. (The post title mentions wolf instead, because 'Be My Gibbon' doesn't sound so romantic. -.-'')


The picture above is one that succeed in capturing emotions. Kudos to the photographer.

All gibbons are born with creamy-ish fur. After a year, they all turn black. And after some time, when they are sexually ready to mate, the females will have its fur revert to its original cream color, while the males will stay black.

Among other animals that mate for life are, wolves (who would have thought), vultures (again, who would have thought, they both look mean, thanks Disney for the perception) and swans.

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