Sifaka baby at Saint Louis Zoo
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Uploaded by stlzootube on Mar 4, 2010
A male Coquerel's sifaka named "Titus" was born on January 23, 2010 at the Saint Louis Zoo. Here's video of him and his parents, "Almirena" and "Caligula." At just over one month old, he has just started to climb onto mom's back after riding across her belly during the first few weeks. He's also becoming more adventurous and is learning to stand and climb.
Sifakas are among the most amazing types of lemurs because of their long, frog-like legs. Clinging to the trunk of a tree, sifaka can kick off with their powerful legs and leap more than 30 feet to another tree. On the ground, with arms raised, they move in a charmingly odd bipedal hop.
The Saint Louis Zoo is one of only eight institutions in the U.S. that are home to this species. The Zoo's sifakas are part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Coquerel's Sifaka Population Management Plan, which is responsible for maintaining a genetically healthy population of sifakas in North American zoos. The birth of this rare lemur in St. Louis represents a valuable genetic contribution to the North American sifaka population.
Read more about lemurs at http://www.stlzoo.org/animals.
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The Philadelphia Zoo has had sifaka babies, too, recently. They grow so fast, and start exploring while they are still so small!
This is a really adorable baby. I hope to see more videos as it grows!
ZooVisitorMM 2 years ago