With a ‘shi-fak’ call echoing throughout the dwindling forests of Madagascar, it’s little wonder the local people named this group of lemurs the sifaka. Like all lemurs they are only found on the African island of Madagascar, where they evolved away from competition with monkeys. All nine species of sifaka are threatened, mainly from the destruction of their delicate habitat. Some of these amazing sifakas can be explored further using the image links below, where you’ll find classic video clips from Sir David Attenborough’s 1961 Zoo Quest series through to their incredible ‘dancing’ technique as filmed for Life of Mammals.
Scientific name: Propithecus Rank: Genus
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