Essays Tagged: "Sifaka"

Lemurs

have a nocturnal way of life. They rest against tree trunks to cool down when it's hot. The sifaka lemurs are the size of a medium size dog. It was given its name because of the call it makes. ... e dog. It was given its name because of the call it makes. There are nine recognized species of the sifaka. They are mostly lively around mid-day. On hot days, sifaka lemurs sleep in the shade for fou ...

(2 pages) 9 0 3.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Zoology

Primate Odyssey

f and used it as a utensil to drink from the fountain. Adversely the much more primitive Coquerel?s sifaka (Propithecus

(1 pages) 18 0 3.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Zoology

Silky sifaka

Propithecus candidus, Silky sifakaJaveria ZafarBiology 3484aTutorial Section 005Jessica ClappThe Propithecus candidus Grandidier ... 4aTutorial Section 005Jessica ClappThe Propithecus candidus Grandidier , 1871 also known as a silky sifaka, is a large lemur that belongs to the Indriidae family, in the order Primate, class Mammalia, ... hical range (2). Within this range, distribution of the species is patchy and at low densities. The sifaka habitat is characterized by moist, tropical forests located at higher altitude elevations (1) ...

(3 pages) 3 0 0.0 Jun/2014

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology