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Observations on mating behavior of wild siamang gibbons at Fraser's Hill, Malaysia

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Copulatory and associated behaviors were observed during a 15 months' stay in Malaysia. Photographs revealed that the mating posture was ventro-ventral, followed by the male's approach from above and behind.

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  1. Department of Primate Ecology, Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Aichi, Japan

    Naoki Koyama

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Koyama, N. Observations on mating behavior of wild siamang gibbons at Fraser's Hill, Malaysia. Primates 12, 183–189 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01730394

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