Hypertrichosis in a gibbon (Hylobates muelleri)

J Med Primatol. 1993 Jul;22(5):317-9.

Abstract

A case of facial hypertrichosis in a museum specimen of a Bornean gibbon (Hylobates muelleri) is described. Apparently, hypertrichosis has not previously been reported to occur in nonhuman primates. Similar pathological conditions are known to occur in humans, but it is unknown whether any of the numerous forms of human hypertrichosis is equivalent to this case in gibbons.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Female
  • Hylobates*
  • Hypertrichosis / veterinary*