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- Habitat: Tropical rainforestsWildlife Conservation Society: Sifaka
- Diet: HerbivorousNational Geographic: Sifaka
- Size: 18 inches (head and body), 18 inches (tail)National Geographic: Sifaka
- Weight: 7 to 13 poundsNational Geographic: Sifaka
- Life span: 18.2 years in captivity (average)Animal Diversity Web: Sifaka
- Gestation period: 131 to 160 daysAnimal Diversity Web: Sifaka
- Number of offspring: 1 to 2Animal Diversity Web: Sifaka
- Endangered: YesNational Geographic: Sifaka
- Group name: TroopNational Geographic: Sifaka
- Predators: Fossa, eagles, hawksPrimate Info Net: Sifaka Factsheet
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The sifaka is an endangered mammal in the lemur family. It gets its name from its dinstinctive call which sounds like "shif-auk".National Geographic: Sifaka The sifaka resides throughout the island of Madagascar.Wildlife Conservation Society: Sifaka
Physical Characteristics
The sifaka has soft fur with variable colors including white, black, brown and gray.Its arms (forelegs) are short, but its feet and hands are large. It has strong back legs which enable it to walk upright.Animal Diversity Web: Sifaka Wildlife Conservation Society: Sifaka
Behavior
The sifaka is active during the day looking for vegetation to feed on. It often eats clay soil to obtain nutrients not found in vegetation.Wildlife Conservation Society: SifakaA sifaka usually stays in trees, remaining upright, jumping from tree to tree. While on land, the sifaka travels by hopping sideways with two legs.National Geographic: Sifaka
Groups are led by dominant females, who reproduce every other year. The young remain with the mother for a month after birth and usually leave the group when old enough to be independent.Wildlife Conservation Society: Sifaka
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Coquerel's Sifaka 24x36 Giclee - $115.00
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Avahis, sifakas, and indris: An entry from Thomson Gale's <i>Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia</i> - $3.95
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Sifaka on Amazon
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Coquerel's Sifaka 24x36 Giclee - $115.00
Series: Naturalist Illustration - WaterhouseArtist: G.R. WaterhousePeriod: Source country: UKSource Year: 1841<p><p>24 inch by 36 inch Giclee...Amazon
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Dancing Sifaka Lemur art print Hand Tie Dye T-Shirt - all sizes, 4XL - $25.00
Each shirt showcases a print of my original art. Since these shirts are 100% cotton, do not dry them on high heat or they might shrink a little. The pigmented inks are hot pressed ...Amazon
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Avahis, sifakas, and indris: An entry from Thomson Gale's <i>Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia</i> - $3.95
Gale proudly presents the completely revised and updated version of the acclaimed “Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia” set. Hailed by many as the best reference work on animals eve...Amazon
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Sifaka on Amazon
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Coquerel's Sifaka 24x36 Giclee - $115.00
Series: Naturalist Illustration - WaterhouseArtist: G.R. WaterhousePeriod: Source country: UKSource Year: 1841<p><p>24 inch by 36 inch Giclee...Amazon
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Dancing Sifaka Lemur art print Hand Tie Dye T-Shirt - all sizes, 4XL - $25.00
Each shirt showcases a print of my original art. Since these shirts are 100% cotton, do not dry them on high heat or they might shrink a little. The pigmented inks are hot pressed ...Amazon
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Avahis, sifakas, and indris: An entry from Thomson Gale's <i>Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia</i> - $3.95
Gale proudly presents the completely revised and updated version of the acclaimed “Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia” set. Hailed by many as the best reference work on animals eve...Amazon
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Sifaka on Amazon
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Coquerel's Sifaka 24x36 Giclee - $115.00
Series: Naturalist Illustration - WaterhouseArtist: G.R. WaterhousePeriod: Source country: UKSource Year: 1841<p><p>24 inch by 36 inch Giclee...Amazon
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Dancing Sifaka Lemur art print Hand Tie Dye T-Shirt - all sizes, 4XL - $25.00
Each shirt showcases a print of my original art. Since these shirts are 100% cotton, do not dry them on high heat or they might shrink a little. The pigmented inks are hot pressed ...Amazon
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Avahis, sifakas, and indris: An entry from Thomson Gale's <i>Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia</i> - $3.95
Gale proudly presents the completely revised and updated version of the acclaimed “Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia” set. Hailed by many as the best reference work on animals eve...Amazon
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Sifaka on Amazon
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Dancing Sifaka Lemur art print Hand Tie Dye T-Shirt - all sizes, 4XL - $25.00
Each shirt showcases a print of my original art. Since these shirts are 100% cotton, do not dry them on high heat or they might shrink a little. The pigmented inks are hot pressed ...Amazon
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Avahis, sifakas, and indris: An entry from Thomson Gale's <i>Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia</i> - $3.95
Gale proudly presents the completely revised and updated version of the acclaimed “Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia” set. Hailed by many as the best reference work on animals eve...Amazon
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Coquerel's Sifaka 24x36 Giclee - $115.00
Series: Naturalist Illustration - WaterhouseArtist: G.R. WaterhousePeriod: Source country: UKSource Year: 1841<p><p>24 inch by 36 inch Giclee...Amazon
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Sifaka Questions
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How many Sifaka remain on Madagascar? 1 AnswerAccording to National Geographic, there may be less than 10,000 living in the wild. They are only found on Madagascar.The Silky Sifaka (Propithecus candidus) is... read more
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Sifaka on Amazon
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Coquerel's Sifaka 24x36 Giclee - $115.00
Series: Naturalist Illustration - WaterhouseArtist: G.R. WaterhousePeriod: Source country: UKSource Year: 1841<p><p>24 inch by 36 inch Giclee...Amazon
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Dancing Sifaka Lemur art print Hand Tie Dye T-Shirt - all sizes, 4XL - $25.00
Each shirt showcases a print of my original art. Since these shirts are 100% cotton, do not dry them on high heat or they might shrink a little. The pigmented inks are hot pressed ...Amazon
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Avahis, sifakas, and indris: An entry from Thomson Gale's <i>Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia</i> - $3.95
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Sifaka Fun Stuff
- InkArt: Sifaka Lemur Line Art Illustration
- National Geographic: Sifaka Desktop Wallpaper
- JustJigsawPuzzles.com: Sifaka With Young Jigsaw Puzzle
- Fun Trivia: Lemurs Quiz
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I also really like Verreaux's Sifaka (aw hell they're all great) #sifakasaturday
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It's finally Sifaka Saturday! My favourite Sifaka is Coquerel's Sifaka! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coquerel's_Sifaka #sifakasaturday
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New Cheetah Cubs: Hey Sifaka World, I want to share this amazing story with you about how your Sifaka World mem.. http://bit.ly/6qRVaU
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@JSto sifaka lemurs! in the category of "Earth animals that look extra-terrestrial". even more freaky-cool when they stand upright.
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if you don't know what a ghostly Decken's sifaka is, search NatGeo article 'Living On a Razor's Edge'. So sci-fantasy. Except they're IRL :)
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I also really like Verreaux's Sifaka (aw hell they're all great) #sifakasaturday
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It's finally Sifaka Saturday! My favourite Sifaka is Coquerel's Sifaka! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coquerel's_Sifaka #sifakasaturday
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New Cheetah Cubs: Hey Sifaka World, I want to share this amazing story with you about how your Sifaka World mem.. http://bit.ly/6qRVaU
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@JSto sifaka lemurs! in the category of "Earth animals that look extra-terrestrial". even more freaky-cool when they stand upright.
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if you don't know what a ghostly Decken's sifaka is, search NatGeo article 'Living On a Razor's Edge'. So sci-fantasy. Except they're IRL :)
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I also really like Verreaux's Sifaka (aw hell they're all great) #sifakasaturday
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It's finally Sifaka Saturday! My favourite Sifaka is Coquerel's Sifaka! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coquerel's_Sifaka #sifakasaturday
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New Cheetah Cubs: Hey Sifaka World, I want to share this amazing story with you about how your Sifaka World mem.. http://bit.ly/6qRVaU
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@JSto sifaka lemurs! in the category of "Earth animals that look extra-terrestrial". even more freaky-cool when they stand upright.
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if you don't know what a ghostly Decken's sifaka is, search NatGeo article 'Living On a Razor's Edge'. So sci-fantasy. Except they're IRL :)
view more tweets...
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I also really like Verreaux's Sifaka (aw hell they're all great) #sifakasaturday
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It's finally Sifaka Saturday! My favourite Sifaka is Coquerel's Sifaka! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coquerel's_Sifaka #sifakasaturday
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New Cheetah Cubs: Hey Sifaka World, I want to share this amazing story with you about how your Sifaka World mem.. http://bit.ly/6qRVaU
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@JSto sifaka lemurs! in the category of "Earth animals that look extra-terrestrial". even more freaky-cool when they stand upright.
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if you don't know what a ghostly Decken's sifaka is, search NatGeo article 'Living On a Razor's Edge'. So sci-fantasy. Except they're IRL :)
view more tweets...
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I also really like Verreaux's Sifaka (aw hell they're all great) #sifakasaturday
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It's finally Sifaka Saturday! My favourite Sifaka is Coquerel's Sifaka! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coquerel's_Sifaka #sifakasaturday
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New Cheetah Cubs: Hey Sifaka World, I want to share this amazing story with you about how your Sifaka World mem.. http://bit.ly/6qRVaU
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@JSto sifaka lemurs! in the category of "Earth animals that look extra-terrestrial". even more freaky-cool when they stand upright.
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if you don't know what a ghostly Decken's sifaka is, search NatGeo article 'Living On a Razor's Edge'. So sci-fantasy. Except they're IRL :)
view more tweets...
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On Twitter Powered by Twitter
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I also really like Verreaux's Sifaka (aw hell they're all great) #sifakasaturday
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It's finally Sifaka Saturday! My favourite Sifaka is Coquerel's Sifaka! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coquerel's_Sifaka #sifakasaturday
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New Cheetah Cubs: Hey Sifaka World, I want to share this amazing story with you about how your Sifaka World mem.. http://bit.ly/6qRVaU
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@JSto sifaka lemurs! in the category of "Earth animals that look extra-terrestrial". even more freaky-cool when they stand upright.
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if you don't know what a ghostly Decken's sifaka is, search NatGeo article 'Living On a Razor's Edge'. So sci-fantasy. Except they're IRL :)
view more tweets...
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