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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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Sifaka Questions
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 -
Sifaka Fun Stuff
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- National Geographic: Sifaka Desktop Wallpaper
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- Fun Trivia: Lemurs Quiz
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There are only about 100 of the silky sifaka lemurs left in Madagascar.Logging gangs are eliminating their habitat.-From today's paper
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Qiaozhu's Profile. http://sifaka.cs.uiuc.edu/~qmei2/
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@andrewkew Sifaka is silly :P (I want one though)
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@andrewkew I just googled it. Shefucker = Sifaka. Same thing, lol.
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Few things are cuter than baby lemurs: http://www.bronxzoo.com/look-and-learn/headlines/sifaka-and-baby.aspx
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There are only about 100 of the silky sifaka lemurs left in Madagascar.Logging gangs are eliminating their habitat.-From today's paper
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Qiaozhu's Profile. http://sifaka.cs.uiuc.edu/~qmei2/
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@andrewkew Sifaka is silly :P (I want one though)
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@andrewkew I just googled it. Shefucker = Sifaka. Same thing, lol.
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Few things are cuter than baby lemurs: http://www.bronxzoo.com/look-and-learn/headlines/sifaka-and-baby.aspx
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There are only about 100 of the silky sifaka lemurs left in Madagascar.Logging gangs are eliminating their habitat.-From today's paper
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Qiaozhu's Profile. http://sifaka.cs.uiuc.edu/~qmei2/
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@andrewkew Sifaka is silly :P (I want one though)
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@andrewkew I just googled it. Shefucker = Sifaka. Same thing, lol.
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Few things are cuter than baby lemurs: http://www.bronxzoo.com/look-and-learn/headlines/sifaka-and-baby.aspx
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There are only about 100 of the silky sifaka lemurs left in Madagascar.Logging gangs are eliminating their habitat.-From today's paper
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Qiaozhu's Profile. http://sifaka.cs.uiuc.edu/~qmei2/
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@andrewkew Sifaka is silly :P (I want one though)
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@andrewkew I just googled it. Shefucker = Sifaka. Same thing, lol.
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Few things are cuter than baby lemurs: http://www.bronxzoo.com/look-and-learn/headlines/sifaka-and-baby.aspx
view more tweets...
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On Twitter Powered by Twitter
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There are only about 100 of the silky sifaka lemurs left in Madagascar.Logging gangs are eliminating their habitat.-From today's paper
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Qiaozhu's Profile. http://sifaka.cs.uiuc.edu/~qmei2/
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@andrewkew Sifaka is silly :P (I want one though)
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@andrewkew I just googled it. Shefucker = Sifaka. Same thing, lol.
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Few things are cuter than baby lemurs: http://www.bronxzoo.com/look-and-learn/headlines/sifaka-and-baby.aspx
view more tweets...
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On Twitter Powered by Twitter
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There are only about 100 of the silky sifaka lemurs left in Madagascar.Logging gangs are eliminating their habitat.-From today's paper
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Qiaozhu's Profile. http://sifaka.cs.uiuc.edu/~qmei2/
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@andrewkew Sifaka is silly :P (I want one though)
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@andrewkew I just googled it. Shefucker = Sifaka. Same thing, lol.
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Few things are cuter than baby lemurs: http://www.bronxzoo.com/look-and-learn/headlines/sifaka-and-baby.aspx
view more tweets...
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