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The golden-crowned sifaka or Tattersall's sifaka is a medium-sized lemur characterized by mostly white fur, prominent furry ears, and a golden-orange crown. It is one of the smallest sifakas , weighing around 3.5 kg and measuring approximately 90 cm from head to tail. Like all sifakas, it is a vertical clinger and leaper, and its diet includes mostly seeds and leaves. The golden-crowned sifaka is named after its discoverer, Ian Tattersall, who first spotted the species in 1974. However, it was.. more

Similar species: Primates
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Uploaded Dec 6, 2015. Captured Oct 16, 2012 07:49 in 5A, Madagascar.
  • Canon EOS 5D Mark II
  • f/7.1
  • 1/512s
  • ISO250
  • 300mm