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Encyclopedia Britannica



SIFAKA

This article appears in Volume V25, Page 58 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: SHA-SIV
SIFAKA , apparently the name of certain large Malagasy lemurs nearly allied to the
INDRI
  (q.v.) but distinguished by their
long
  tails, and hence referred to a genus apartPropithecus, of which three species, with several local races, are recognized. Sifakas are very variable in colouring, but always show a large amount of
white
 . They associate in parties and are mainly arboreal, leaping from bough to bough with an agility that suggests flying through the air. When on the ground, to pass from one clump of trees to another, they do not run on all fours, but stand erect,
The Crowned Sifaka (Propithecus diadema coronatus). From
Milne-Edwards and Grandidier.
and throwing their arms above their heads, progress by a
series
  of short jumps, producing an effect which is described by travellers as exceedingly ludicrous. They are not nocturnal, but most active in the morning and evening, remaining seated or curled up among the branches during the heat of the day. In disposition they are quiet and gentle, and do not show much intelligence; they are also less noisy than the true lemurs, only when alarmed or angered making a noise which has been compared to the clucking of a fowl. Like all their kindred they produce only one offspring at a
birth
  (see PRIMATES). (R. L.*)


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