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National Geographic : 1982 Mar
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Photographed by Gerald Cubitt. Coquerel's Sifaka: Genus: PropithecusSpecies: rerreauxi coquereli Adult size: Headand body at erage46cm, more than Im standingon hind legs: tail average 56cm Adult weight: Average 4.5kg Habitat: Forests in north stern Madagascar Surviving number: No estimates; destruction of naturalhabitathas seriously depletedpopulation fa Wildlife as Canon sees it: A photographic heritage for all generations. Lemurs are found only on Madagascar and the shipper, the photograph would certainly help us Comoro Islands, and among the rarest of these is better understand nature. the endangered Coquerel's sifaka. If it disappears, And understanding is perhaps the single most there is no way to bring it back. important factor in saving the Coquerel's sifaka Photography can record the Coquerel's sifaka and all of wildlife. for posterity, and it can actually help save it and the rest of wildlife. Information is essential for saving the Coquerel's sifaka, but fastidious with its vegetarian diet, this primate is extremely difficult to keep in captivity. One has to study it in the wild, and there photo graphy is the handiest and most versatile scientific New F-1 research tool. New FD500mm f/4.5L Photography can also influence the way people in general feel toward nature. It could, for instance, show the sifaka's unique habit of sitting up on a Ca tree and facing the morning sun with arms raised. And whether one believes or not in the legend that this is because the sifaka is a sacred sun wor- Images for all time
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