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Diademed sifaka pre jump
This is the typical position a Diademed sifaka takes before making a large leap to the next tree. They have very long legs that seem to act like a spring. As a photographer you must hurry to take a shot, before you know it they are out of sight.
The diademed sifaka, or diademed simpona, is an endangered species of sifaka, one of the lemurs endemic to certain rainforests in eastern Madagascar. This species is one of the world's largest living lemurs, with a total adult length of approximately 105 centimetres, half of which is tail. Russell Mittermeier, one of the contemporary authorities on lemurs, describes the diademed sifaka as "one of the most colorful and attractive of all the lemurs", having a long and silky coat. Like all other prosimians,.. more
