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Milne-Edwards sifaka - vertical runner Why would you bother to "climb" a tree when you have the ability to run vertically?  Madagascar,Milne-Edwards sifaka,Propithecus edwardsi,Ranomafana National Park Click/tap to enlarge

Milne-Edwards sifaka - vertical runner

Why would you bother to "climb" a tree when you have the ability to run vertically?

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Milne-Edwards' sifaka, or Milne-Edwards' simpona, is a large arboreal, diurnal lemur endemic to the eastern coastal rainforest of Madagascar. Milne-Edwards' sifaka is characterized by a black body with a light-colored "saddle" on the lower part of its back. It is closely related to the diademed sifaka, and was until recently considered a subspecies of it. Like all sifakas, it is a primate in the family Indriidae.

Similar species: Primates
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Jan 8, 2013. Captured Sep 8, 2012 09:41.
  • NIKON D7000
  • f/5.0
  • 1/500s
  • ISO140
  • 150mm