Verreaux's Sifaka

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What does it look like?
This lemur is usually white with black or brown markings on their head. Both male and females appear to look the same.
Their Diet:
They spend most of their time on trees eating leafs and fruit. They leap from tree to tree looking for food. Their leaps can be from up to 33 feet long!! They use their tail to keep an upright posture. Sifakas are active during the day which makes them diurnal.
Where are they found?
They live mostly in the wet forests of eastern Madagascar.