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Description
Special thanks to Zarekay56 .

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Parvorder: Catarrhini
Superfamily: Hominoidea
Family: Hylobatidae
Subfamily: Sarkapithecinae
Genus: Sarkapithecus
Species: Sarkapithecus major

The Siberian volvek is another semi-terrestrial gibbon relative from the taiga of Siberia. In such an ever-changing environment with less abundant fruit, the volvek is much more carnivorous than its southern cousins, with its teeth being more sharper and jagged, although it can still sometimes digest vegetation when available. It can also bury its food under the snow for preservation during winter.
An ambush predator, it waits patiently for prey from above the trees until it has the chance to drop down on it when the prey is stationed under or near the tree. Its killing method is also more traditional, which is usually unseen in primates; when the prey is finally captured, it uses its long dagger-like canine teeth to send a fatal bite through the windpipe, suffocating the prey until it collapses before the volvek can feast.

The picture above belongs to the courtesy of Trevor Henderson/Slimyswampghost.

Description
Special thanks to Zarekay56 .

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Parvorder: Catarrhini
Superfamily: Hominoidea
Family: Hylobatidae
Subfamily: Sarkapithecinae
Genus: Sarkapithecus
Species: Sarkapithecus major

The Siberian volvek is another semi-terrestrial gibbon relative from the taiga of Siberia. In such an ever-changing environment with less abundant fruit, the volvek is much more carnivorous than its southern cousins, with its teeth being more sharper and jagged, although it can still sometimes digest vegetation when available. It can also bury its food under the snow for preservation during winter.
An ambush predator, it waits patiently for prey from above the trees until it has the chance to drop down on it when the prey is stationed under or near the tree. Its killing method is also more traditional, which is usually unseen in primates; when the prey is finally captured, it uses its long dagger-like canine teeth to send a fatal bite through the windpipe, suffocating the prey until it collapses before the volvek can feast.

The picture above belongs to the courtesy of Trevor Henderson/Slimyswampghost.