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Field Photo: silky sifaka (Propithecus candidus)

Posted by Randumb on

 

This silky sifaka (Propithecus candidus), a lemur, was photographed in NE Madagascar. Did you know that dark brown patch in the middle of its chest is a stain from a scent gland? Photo credit: Emily Burke.
This silky sifaka (Propithecus candidus), a type of lemur, was photographed in NE Madagascar. Did you know that dark brown patch in the middle of its chest is a stain from a scent gland? Photo credit: Emily Burke.

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