Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Indri
SIFAKAS
(genus
Propithecus
) Sifakas belong to the same family as the indri, and
have characteristic long back legs. Some sifakas (pronounced sheefahk) are the fam-
ous dancing lemurs that bound upright over the ground and leap spectacularly from
tree totree. The commonest sifakas are white ormainly white andare quite unmistak-
able. Verreaux's sifaka (
P. verreauxi
) shares its southern habitat with the ring-tailed
lemur, while its cousin the Coquerel's sifaka (
P. coquereli
), which has chestnut-ma-
roon arms and legs, is seen at Ankarafantsika in the northwest. You may also see the
stunninglybeautifuldiademedsifaka(
P.diadema
)inMantadiaandtherichchocolate-
coloured Milne-Edwards' sifaka (
P. edwardsi
) at Ranomafana.
