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When: May 5, 2019

Where: Apenheul Apeldoorn, The Netherlands

It really is too bad the zoo closes in winter, for about 4 months, because that's the time a lot of the very special babies are born!

Alafady is one of those babies.

He was born late november 2018 (in the off-season) and his birth is special because his mother is of senior age and his birth brings the number of Crowned Sifakas in European zoos to 24 if I remember correctly. They are quite rare, and babies are even rarer. For the zoo to welcome him, when they didn't think it would still happen, was very special indeed.

He is special to us for those very same reasons - and because he's just adorable and so much fun

Species: Crowned Sifaka (Kroonsifaka)

Latin name: Propithecus Coronatus

Originates from western Madagascar.

Current status: Endangered

Did you know:

…The Crowned Sifaka is a medium-sized Lemur; it is up to a meter (40 inches) in length, of which 47-57 centimeters (18.5- 22.4 inches) are tail – meaning their tail is as long as their body.

…For a long time, it was believed the Crowned Sifaka was a subspecies of either Verreaux’s Sifaka or Von Der Decken’s Sifaka but is considered a valid species as of 2007.

…Color variations are possible in Crown Sifakas but occur more commonly in the lower regions of the Sifakas’ range between the Mahavavy and Manombolo rivers. Melanistic forms have been documented, with most occurrenses observed where the southern limit of its range overlaps with that of the Von Der Decken Sifaka.

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Description

When: May 5, 2019

Where: Apenheul Apeldoorn, The Netherlands

It really is too bad the zoo closes in winter, for about 4 months, because that's the time a lot of the very special babies are born!

Alafady is one of those babies.

He was born late november 2018 (in the off-season) and his birth is special because his mother is of senior age and his birth brings the number of Crowned Sifakas in European zoos to 24 if I remember correctly. They are quite rare, and babies are even rarer. For the zoo to welcome him, when they didn't think it would still happen, was very special indeed.

He is special to us for those very same reasons - and because he's just adorable and so much fun

Species: Crowned Sifaka (Kroonsifaka)

Latin name: Propithecus Coronatus

Originates from western Madagascar.

Current status: Endangered

Did you know:

…The Crowned Sifaka is a medium-sized Lemur; it is up to a meter (40 inches) in length, of which 47-57 centimeters (18.5- 22.4 inches) are tail – meaning their tail is as long as their body.

…For a long time, it was believed the Crowned Sifaka was a subspecies of either Verreaux’s Sifaka or Von Der Decken’s Sifaka but is considered a valid species as of 2007.

…Color variations are possible in Crown Sifakas but occur more commonly in the lower regions of the Sifakas’ range between the Mahavavy and Manombolo rivers. Melanistic forms have been documented, with most occurrenses observed where the southern limit of its range overlaps with that of the Von Der Decken Sifaka.

© Mouselemur’s Photography - Portegiesje

Our work is copyrighted. Do not reproduce, copy edit, publish, transmit or upload in any way without our written permission.

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