New species of gibbon named after Star Wars character, and Twitter can't cope

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New species of gibbon named after Star Wars character, and Twitter can't cope
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The Force is strong with this adorable newly-discovered gibbon species.

Thanks to some Star Wars (http://mashable.com/category/star-wars/)-loving scientists, the new species in southwest China has been named in ho**r of our favorite hero from a galaxy far far away, Luke Skywalker.

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Following the an**uncement, the Skywalker hoolock gibbon — aka "Simian Skywalker," "Jungle Jedi" and of course, the scientific name, Hoolock tianxing — was warmly and appropriately welcomed by proud actor Mark Hamill, who portrayed Skywalker in the classic films.

So proud of this! First the Pez dispenser, then the Underoos & U.S. postage stamp... **w this! #GorillaMyDreams (https://twitter.com/hashtag/GorillaMyDreams?src=hash) #SimianSkywalker (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SimianSkywalker?src=hash) #JungleJedi (https://twitter.com/hashtag/JungleJedi?src=hash) https://t.co/JKCe5kZFmJ

— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) January 11, 2017 (https://twitter.com/HamillHimself/status/819107402175782912) Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/01/12/new-species-gibbon-star-wars/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)



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