About Hoollongapar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary:
- It is located in the Jorhat district of Assam.
- It is named after the Hoolock Gibbon, the only ape species found in India. It has the thickest gibbon populations in Assam.
- River: The Bhogdoi River creates a waterlogged region dominated by semi-hydrophytic plants along the border of the sanctuary.
- Vegetation: Most of the vegetation is evergreen in character and is composed of several canopy layers.
- Flora: Hollong trees, Nahar trees and many shrubs.
- Fauna:
- It is home to the only nocturnal primate found in the northeast Indian states, the Bengal slow loris.
- Other primates include the stump-tailed macaque, northern pig-tailed macaque, eastern Assamese macaque, rhesus macaque, and capped langur.
- Also found at the sanctuary are Indian elephants, tigers, leopards, jungle cats, wild boar, three types of civet, four types of squirrel, etc.
- The sanctuary is home to many species of birds, including several rare and endangered species, such as the white-winged wood duck, the Bengal florican, and the great hornbill.
