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island of Madagascar. All
species of
sifakas are threatened,
ranging from
endangered to
critically endangered.
Sifakas are medium-sized
indriids with a head...
- all
sifakas. In adulthood, the full head and body
length is
between 42.5 and 45 cm (16.7 and 17.7 in). The tail of a
fully grown Verreaux's
sifaka grows...
- may
overlap with
other groups of
sifakas, they
avoid each
other to
avoid aggression. When
friendly Coquerel's
sifakas meet, they
greet by
rubbing their...
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overmarking in two
species of wild
rainforest sifakas:
silky sifakas (Propithecus candidus) and Milne-Edwards'
sifakas (Propithecus edwardsi) (Abstract). Prosimian...
- diet of Perrier's
sifaka resembles that of
other sifakas,
consisting of fruit, leaves, flowers, buds, petioles, and seeds.
Sifakas are
naturally suited...
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areas neighboring Verreaux's
sifaka and Von der Decken's
sifaka s range, are the
results of
hybridation of
Crowned sifakas with
individuals of
these two...
- doi:10.1016/S0006-3207(02)00117-9. hdl:10261/51166.
University of
Michigan fact
sheet for
diademed sifaka Primate Info Net
Eastern Sifakas Factsheet...
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smallest sifakas (genus Propithecus),
weighing around 3.5 kg (7.7 lb) and
measuring approximately 90 cm (35 in) from head to tail. Like all
sifakas, it is...
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process of foraging, the Milne-Edwards'
sifakas range an
average of 670 m (2,200 ft) per day. Milne-Edwards's
sifakas form multi-male/multi-female, multi-age...
- lemurs, such as
sifakas, must
lactate for two
months during the dry season.
Infant survival in some species, such as Milne-Edwards'
sifaka, has been shown...
