Males come in two morphs according to the chest markings they carry, linked to differences in social dominance.
From Verreaux's Sifaka
It feeds mainly on leaves, supplemented with fruit, seeds, flowers and bark according to the season.
From Verreaux's Sifaka
It lives in dry deciduous forest and spiny thicket of western and southern Madagascar.
From Verreaux's Sifaka
It moves by clinging to vertical trunks and launching itself from one to the next with its hind legs, never resting horizontally: it is a pure vertical clinger and leaper.
From Milne-Edward's Sifaka
Its gut flora breaks down toxic plant compounds that other lemurs cannot tolerate, which opens up to it leaves and seeds its competitors cannot eat.
From Milne-Edward's Sifaka
It moves in upright leaps from tree to tree of as much as 6 metres.
From Coquerel's Sifaka
On the ground it does not walk on all fours: it advances in sideways hops on its hind legs with its arms held high, a movement that looks like a dance and that makes it unmistakable.
From Coquerel's Sifaka
It can launch itself several metres from one trunk to another in a single leap, always landing upright.
From Coquerel's Sifaka

Ecosystems