May 18, 2009 · These strange creatures leap from spine covered tree to spine covered tree. Their technique is amazing as they are able to leap from tall tree trunks to land safely and securely,...

Sifakas move by vertical clinging and leaping, meaning they maintain an upright position leaping from tree trunk to tree trunk and moving along branches. They are skillful climbers and powerful jumpers, able to make leaps up to 10 m (32.8 ft) from one tree to the next.

Coquerel's sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) is a diurnal, medium-sized lemur of the sifaka genus Propithecus. It is native to northwest Madagascar. Coquerel's sifaka was once considered a subspecies of Verreaux's sifaka but was eventually granted full species status.

Whether through the trees or on the ground, these sifakas can jump. They can easily fly across open expanses of nearly 40 feet (12.2 meters) to move from one tree to another. On the ground they “dance,” hopping in a kangaroo-like fashion.

Sifakas move through the trees leaping 20 to 30 feet in a single jump. Preferring to remain high in the tree canopy, they descend to the ground only occasionally. When they do venture down, they bound on two legs (bipedally) in a skipping-like dance with …

Sifakas don’t walk on the ground. They get around by leaping, jumping, and bouncing! They can go faster and further by swinging and leaping in trees. Boing, boing, boing!

May 10, 2020 · F44WTH Verreaux Sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) jumping (‘dancing’) across ground, Madagascar. This clip shows the Sifaka lemur and their delightful and amusing way of getting across the ground. Adapted to life climbing and leaping from tree-to-tree, the Sifakas aren’t great at walking on all fours, so they’ve resorted to a kind of pogo ...

Sifaka can jump! In the trees, they can jump across expanses of nearly 40 feet (12.2 meters) to move from one tree to another. On the ground, they hop while holding their arms out, which has been said to look like “dancing.”

Very long legs and very short arms are perfect for the sifaka’s life in tall, upright trees. They are known as 'vertical clingers', as they sit upright and jump up to 10 metres to reach other...

Jan 28, 2010 · Lemurs navigate their home in the trees with extreme skill, able to jump up to ten meters from branch to branch while always maintaining an upright posture. When it comes to traversing the ground Sifakas certainly aren’t as confident but they still manage to get around with relative ease like any other Lemur.