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VERREAUX’S SIFAKA
IDENTIFICATION: A long-legged lemur with a plush white coat, black face, black or brown crown and underparts, and long tail (nearly 2 feet). DISTRIBUTION: Western and southern Madagascar; vulnerable. HABITAT: Forests. STUDY AREA: Near Hazafotsy, Madagascar; subspecies
LESSER BUSHBABY
IDENTIFICATION: A small, squirrel-like primate (7 inches, plus a foot-long tail) with silky, grayish- yellow fur, a broad face, and enormous eyes and ears. DISTRIBUTION: Sub-Saharan Africa. HABITAT: Woodland, savanna, scrub. STUDY AREA: Witwatersrand University, South Africa.
Social Organization
Verreaux’s Sifakas live in cosexual groups of up to 12 individuals and sometimes associate as male-female pairs. As in most Lemurs, females are generally dominant to males in this species. Females typically remain in their birth group for life, while males leave their group on maturing and transfer between groups several times throughout their lives. The mating system has elements of POLYGYNANDRY, that is, females generally mate with more than one male and vice versa. Lesser Bushbabies generally live in family groups consisting of females and their offspring along with peripheral males. They are often found singly or in pairs and may form sleeping groups of