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The video was taken by Daniela Herzog and Erik R Patel, please credit them.
This video shows geophagy (soil consumption) by extremely rare wild silky sifakas in Marojejy National Park. This occurs only several times per month. These critically endangered animals are arboreal folivorous seed-predators (live in the trees and eat mainly leaves, seeds, flowers, and fruit) so it is remarkable to see them descend to the ground and eat dirt!
Silky sifakas (Propithecus candidus) are amongst the rarest mammals on earth, and are listed as one of the Worlds Top 25 Most Critically Endangered Primates. Global population size is roughly estimated between only 100 and 1000 total remaining individuals. They are only found within a few protected areas in the rainforests of north-eastern Madagascar: Marojejy National Park, Anjanaharibe-Sud Special Reserve, and the Makira Conservation Site. Silky sifakas are the flag-ship species for these protected areas, particularly for Marojejy which has recently been inaugurated as part of a World Heritage Site Cluster. Silky sifakas have never survived in captivity probably due to their highly specialized folivorous diet.
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This video shows geophagy (soil consumption) by extremely rare wild silky sifakas in Marojejy National Park. This occurs only several times per month. These critically endangered animals are arboreal folivorous seed-predators (live in the trees and eat mainly leaves, seeds, flowers, and fruit) so it is remarkable to see them descend to the ground and eat dirt!
Silky sifakas (Propithecus candidus) are amongst the rarest mammals on earth, and are listed as one of the Worlds Top 25 Most Critically Endangered Primates. Global population size is roughly estimated between only 100 and 1000 total remaining individuals. They are only found within a few protected areas in the rainforests of north-eastern Madagascar: Marojejy National Park, Anjanaharibe-Sud Special Reserve, and the Makira Conservation Site. Silky sifakas are the flag-ship species for these protected areas, particularly for Marojejy which has recently been inaugurated as part of a World Heritage Site Cluster. Silky sifakas have never survived in captivity probably due to their highly specialized folivorous diet.
Become a Facebook Fan of "LV the silky sifaka":
Learn more about silky sifakas at the silky sifaka research and conservation website:
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