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Smith, 1833. A sifaka ( / sɪˈfɑːkə /; Malagasy pronunciation: [ˈsifakə̥] ⓘ) is a lemur of the genus Propithecus from the family Indriidae within the order Primates. The name of their family is an onomatopoeia of their characteristic "shi-fak" alarm call. [4] Like all lemurs, they are found only on the island of Madagascar.
Group Name: Troop. Size: Head and body: 18 inches; tail: 18 inches. Weight: 7 to 13 pounds. Size relative to a 6-ft man: Sifakas are lemurs. Local Malagasy people named them for the unique call ...
Milne-Edwards’s sifaka. (Show more) sifaka, (genus Propithecus ), any of nine species of leaping arboreal lemur s found in coastal forests of Madagascar. Sifakas are about 1 metre (3.3 feet) long, roughly half the length being tail. They have a small head, large eyes, and large ears that in most species are partially hidden in their long ...
Coquerel’s sifakas are the largest lemur species at the Duke Lemur Center, standing just under two feet (60 cm) tall as they vertically move through the forest. Adult sifakas weigh 8.1 - 9.5 lbs (3.7 - 4.3 kg). In Madagascar, there are several species of sifaka, with fur patterns ranging from pure black to white with different patterns in ...
A silky sifaka weighs between 11 and 14 pounds and measures up to three-and-a-half feet long. Silkies "fly like angels," local people say, leaping as far as ten yards from tree to tree.
Coquerel’s sifakas have a limited collection of vocal calls. They are most commonly heard quietly humming, though they give off loud sounds of alarm when startled. Loud aerial roars are directed at predatory birds, and the characteristic “Shi-fakh, shi-fakh, shi-fakh” is used to warn group members of danger. Safety in numbers.
Like all lemurs, the Coquerel’s sifaka (pronounced “shuh–fokk”) is endemic to Madagascar. More specifically, the Coquerel’s sifaka lives in the dry deciduous forests of northwest Madagascar. Each sifaka family sticks to a territory of 10-22 acres. Just exactly how the ancestors of sifakas and other mammals arrived in….
