Leaping Lemur - Verreaux's Sifaka Hopping
Island Of Madagascar
Off the East Coast of Africa
Berenty Reserve
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Image of a Verreaux”s sifika's mode of transportation on the ground - hopping.
Lemurs are endemic to the island and can only be found there. 101 species and subspecies of lemurs have been recognized.
Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi), or the white sifaka, is a medium-sized primate in one of the lemur families, the Indriidae. It lives in Madagascar and can be found in a variety of habitats from rainforest to western Madagascar dry deciduous forests and dry and spiny forests. Its fur is thick and silky and generally white with brown on the sides, top of the head, and on the arms. Like all sifakas, it has a long tail that it uses as a balance when leaping from tree to tree. However, its body is so highly adapted to an arboreal existence, on the ground its only means of locomotion is hopping. The species lives in small troops which forage for food.
Four subspecies of this lemur are described. Many things are unknown about Verreaux's sifaka, their lifespan in the wild has not been approximated, but in captivity, they generally live to up to 18 years old.
To learn more visit- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verreaux%27s_sifaka
Leaping Lemur - Verreaux's Sifaka Hopping
Island Of Madagascar
Off the East Coast of Africa
Berenty Reserve
Best Seen In Lightbox-
www.flickr.com/photos/42964440@N08/47266953271/in/photost...
Image of a Verreaux”s sifika's mode of transportation on the ground - hopping.
Lemurs are endemic to the island and can only be found there. 101 species and subspecies of lemurs have been recognized.
Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi), or the white sifaka, is a medium-sized primate in one of the lemur families, the Indriidae. It lives in Madagascar and can be found in a variety of habitats from rainforest to western Madagascar dry deciduous forests and dry and spiny forests. Its fur is thick and silky and generally white with brown on the sides, top of the head, and on the arms. Like all sifakas, it has a long tail that it uses as a balance when leaping from tree to tree. However, its body is so highly adapted to an arboreal existence, on the ground its only means of locomotion is hopping. The species lives in small troops which forage for food.
Four subspecies of this lemur are described. Many things are unknown about Verreaux's sifaka, their lifespan in the wild has not been approximated, but in captivity, they generally live to up to 18 years old.
To learn more visit- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verreaux%27s_sifaka