Call of Gibbon

It was a rare experience to see and hear the call of the Gibbon in the middle of a reserve forest in Mariani in Jorhat Dist. of  Assam. Early in the morning at around 6.00am started from Jorhat town to reach Hoolongapar Reserve Forest. This dense reserve is an evergreen forest with tall and heavy-built trees. Hoolongapar Reserve Forest derives its name from the Hoolong tree, which happens to be the "State Tree of Assam".

                                                    "HOOLONG" State tree of Assam


Hoolongapar forest has rich flora & fauna, which makes it a very rich, biodiverse forest. Its aged, old tall trees are always a home of Indian ape Gibbon. As our Guide Mr.Bora informed about this forest that it has 108 nos of Gibbons, which are very social in nature. Generally, gibbons are family-oriented apes. They live in a group of 3/4 members, which comprises of Male, female and their siblings. These Gibbons are very sensitive to their area and make rounds of their respective area to drive away any intruder.

This forest is also home to some other species of monkeys, namely Pig-tailed Langur, Stumped Langur, Capped Langur, to name a few, and it is also inhabited by Great Indian Elephants. Apart from these Leopard, Squirrel and different types of birds, and other wild animals can also be spotted here. Different species of butterflies are also there in the jungle, which can be spotted abundantly. The limits of my knowledge prevent me from writing about this reserve forest, which is a hotspot of biodiversity.

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