Diademed sifaka on the lookout
Diademed sifakas are only moderately shy of people. They certainly do not see you as an enemy but they prefer a distance. As brightly coloured as this lemur is, they are actually not that easy to spot. It required the help of multiple spotters in our case.
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
