Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of several diurnal arboreal lemurs of the genus Propithecus of Madagascar, having a long tail and very long legs used for leaping long distances from tree to tree.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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If you're wondering, 'sifaka' is an onomatopoetic reference to their alarm call, and is pronounced 'shee-fak' (or something similar if you use your imagination).
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Crowned sifaka lemurs are found only in Madagascar, and their survival is threatened by deforestation.
ZooBorns Andrew Bleiman 2010
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Crowned sifaka lemurs are found only in Madagascar, and their survival is threatened by deforestation.
ZooBorns Andrew Bleiman 2010
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Crowned sifaka lemurs are found only in Madagascar, and their survival is threatened by deforestation.
ZooBorns Andrew Bleiman 2010
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Other cages held juvenile roos and platys, possums and tiger cats, dingoes and koalas, along with equally disconsolate representatives of outlying tribes such as small felines, rodents, a black bear cub, and an especially wretched sifaka.
The Lives of Felix Gunderson Sugu Althomsons 2010
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Crowned sifaka lemurs are found only in Madagascar, and their survival is threatened by deforestation.
ZooBorns Andrew Bleiman 2010
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Golden-crowned sifaka (Propithecus tattersalli), Madagascar.
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These include two of the six Malagasy endemic baobab species (Adansonia grandidieri and A. suarezensis), two species or subspecies of primate, Perrier's sifaka and golden crowned sifaka, western forest rat, and ploughshare tortoise.
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Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi verreauxi), and the red-fronted brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus rufus) are both found in this ecoregion.
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Lemurs have been the focal point of species-based conservation efforts in Madagascar, including Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi verreauxi) pictured here.
Biological diversity in Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands 2008
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