A leggy Indri
This silhouette-style photo (not intentional, just suffering from backlight) clearly shows the very long legs of an Indri compared to its body length. They legs are used to launch them from tree to tree over large distances.
In the Andasibe forest, they're only slightly shy, so you do have a good chance of capturing them. Still, once they leave, they are out of sight in seconds.
The indri, also called the babakoto, is one of the largest living lemurs. It is a diurnal tree-dweller related to the sifakas and, like all lemuroids, it is native to Madagascar.
Similar species: Primates
By Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Nov 27, 2012. Captured Sep 3, 2012 10:02.
