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, …

Coquerel’s sifakas are most at home in the tops of trees where they can often be found feeding, playing, or sleeping. They gracefully leap across large distances to move from tree to tree. Though these lemurs spend much of their time in the …

Mar 6, 2025 · We're celebrating the birth of a critically endangered Coquerel’s sifaka, also known as a ‘dancing lemur’ and one of the world’s rarest primates! The tiny baby has arrived to parents Beatrice (12) and Elliot (12), bringing an end to a five-month pregnancy.

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.

Coquerel’s sifaka are found in dry, deciduous and mixed forest in northwestern Madagascar. They have also been known to inhabit costal mangroves in the same region. They are omnivores, primarily feeding on a variety of leaves, but will also eat fruit, flowers, seeds and bark.

Aug 12, 2008 · The Los Angeles Zoo has a pleasant exhibit with several trees for the sifakas to bounce around. The Sacramento Zoo also has a very good sifaka exhibit with lots of space for jumping, bouncing, and playing (http://www.zoochat.com/948/coquerels-sifaka-exhibit-233545/).

See Coquerel's sifaka / <span class='cursive'>Propithecus coquereli</span> in Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens, Taxonomy of Coquerel's sifaka and other zoo animals from number zoos worldwide

Sep 20, 2012 · It is with great excitement that Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden announce a new animal species that has been added to their collection. Three Coquerel’s sifakas, a father and two sons, are now exhibited in the Zoo’s Lemur Forest.

Found only in the Northwestern rainforests of Madagascar, Coquerel's sifaka (or Propithecus coquereli) is a Critically Endangered, medium-sized species of Lemur. Their body is covered in distinctly coloured fur that is white with dark red patches along the limbs, chest, and back, which may fade into grey fur along the tail.

A Coquerel’s sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) born at the Bronx Zoo has made its public debut. The birth is the result of the hard work and husbandry expertise of the Bronx Zoo’s keepers and will be featured on this week’s episode of Animal Planet’s THE ZOO.