This article was originally published on Critter Science.

This critter is literally named after the alarm cry it makes when threatened, “shee-fa’-ka”. The Coquerel’s sifaka, like all lemurs, calls Madagascar its home. Their name is pronounced (shi-fawk). Even though they have somewhat short arms for a primarily arboreal (spends most of their lives in trees) critter, they do […]

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