New species of gibbon discovered in China

The Guardian reported a newly recognized species given the name "Skywalker hoolock gibbon" the the team of scientist who are Star Wars fan. The name also is a nod to  Chinese character "hoolock tianxing" means "Heaven Movement"

It was dicovered in living in the south-west of China's rain forests.

Dr. Sam Turvey of the Zoological Soceity of London, who was part of the team studying the apes, told the BBC News: " In this area, so many species have declines or gone extinct because of habitat loss, hunting and general overhuman population. So it's an absolute privilege to see something as special and as rare as a gibbon in a canopy in a Chinese rainforest, and especially when it turns out that the gibbons are actually a new species previously un recognized by science."

It is indeed a remarkable discovery on today's world where we almost explore every corner of the planet. Complete story here.

A female Hoolock tianxing gibbon, a newly discovered species in Yunnan, China. Photograph: Fan Pengfei/ZSL