Madagascar: Verreaux's sifaka lemur Photo

Photographer’s Note

"Copyright © – Attila Szili.
The reproduction, publication, modification, transmission or exploitation of any work contained herein for any use, personal or commercial, without my prior written permission is strictly prohibited. All rights reserved."

Just for relaxing, something different from the previous upload, this time.
This is my favorite specie of lemur. I like them very much because they're mostly white with the top of the head being dark brown and the belly dark grey.The sifaka is usually seen holding onto a vertical trunk as opposed to other lemuroids which are usually quadripedal and seen on horizontal branches. It leaps from trunk to trunk but when it descends to the ground ,not too common to be seen, also moves in an unusual and unique way. It performs a skipping "dance" on their hind legs, while holding out their arms for balance.
Sifakas are plant-eaters and leaves are their favorite food,in the wet season they also eat fruits and flowers. When eating, sifakas rarely use their hands to handle their meal. Instead, they usually grab the food directly with their mouth.
Except for breeding season, sifakas live in peaceful groups. Each troop commonly has three to six individuals, usually in equal number of adult males and females and just one infant. Females are dominant to males, and generally remain with their birth group. Males, on the other hand, change groups several times during their lives.

***scanned from print***

Next time, I'm going to upload a shot to a sifaka, performing the interesting and funny "sifaka dance".

alekpet, efigesta, Gerrit, Buin, Henryk_Bilor, kittyhawk, imrek, josepmarin, rakeshgupta, Alise, Rossignol, papagolf21, CRATEOS, berek, HOBO, Cricri, jasmis, axiotea, TeresaT, cjmm, MLINES, ramesh_lalwani, paura has marked this note useful

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alekpet (4659) 2006-03-31 7:02

Hi Attila.
Great photo of a funny animal.
Perfect crop, branches really give way to your saying that it holds on vertical branches.
Is that a sky that is so blue at the back?
Wonderful blue, gives a lot to the picture.

take care, Aleks

efigesta (12181) 2006-03-31 7:05

hi Attila

Great shot for that animal, great pov and colors
regards
manuel

gaby (19793) 2006-03-31 7:08

Attila bonjour - I like this shot and the very little head of the sifaka - Her green eyes are splendid -
Have a nice week end
Thanks
Gaby

Modacolor51 (1309) 2006-03-31 7:17

Erstaunliches Licht, Kontraste und Farben, schöner Schuß! Respekt,
vıele grüsse yılmaz..

Gerrit (36615) 2006-03-31 7:50

Hi Attila,
remarkable capture. Good impression of its fur and colours.
Interesting encounter.
Thanks and regards, Gerrit

wkshelton (0) 2006-03-31 8:19

Great photo, seems to be a little over saturated, Not sure, Great photo, TFS Kyle

imrek (4) 2006-03-31 10:51

Hi Attila,
Very funny animal is this lemur, well catchd shot! Good note!
regards,
imre

josepmarin (34295) 2006-03-31 11:14

Hi Attila,
A likeable image of this lemur in the tree. It has excellent colors and a great detail.
It seems that account has occurred that you were photographing to him, because it is watching to you fixedly.
Well done.
Regards,
Josep

rakeshgupta (2670) 2006-03-31 11:43

The furr of the Sifaka is shining and is looking good. The black head for which reason you like Sifaka is correct. The dark blurred background is enhancing the foreground.
Thanks for showing this special lemur.
- Rakesh

gilou530 (35992) 2006-03-31 14:16

salut attila
le regard de l'animal tue avec cette couleur des yeux, un ciel super bleu, belle photo
amitié
gilbert

sufi (9568) 2006-03-31 15:12

Merhaba Attila...
It's a wonderful animal portrait photograph, my friend... It's also very cute... Perfect colors (especially blue) and light... And greta shot as usual...
TFS...
Stay well..
Salim.
PS: Thank you very much for your comment on Total Eclipse of the Sun and Waiting for Spring

Rossignol (2289) 2006-04-01 2:31

Hi Attila
Very nice shot. These animals must be quite difficult to photograph in the sunshine with their bright white fur, but you've managed to retain detail in the fur and the animal is well framed by the branches it clings too and the beautiful blue backdrop. I've seen the way they move on the ground in wildlife documentaries on TV - so will look forward to your next post depicting this.
have a good weekend
Peter

Angshu (34253) 2006-04-01 3:33

Hi Attila
Great framing & superb shot of this amazing animal. I really envy the blue of the sky..it's amazing. Good use of DOF to make the background blurred & look like lattice work
Great job
Regards
Angshu

Henryk_Bilor (20375) 2006-04-01 4:44

Buhahahaha, Attila, amazing capture!
Lemurs are great animals to photograph, their faces looks so sweet and relaxing.
Beautiiful capture.
Regards

CRATEOS (7274) 2006-04-01 13:23

Thanks to my gude mister Attila...today i travell to Madagascar....ladyes and gentlman fasten your saf. belts....Have a nice trip my frend..RGRDS Nikiforos

berek (29115) 2006-04-02 0:57

Hi Szili,
this picture is so cute. beautiful and very interesting black face. thanks for your sharing.
Have a nice Sunday .
B.Erek
Meaning Sense :-)
Framing :-))
Idea :-))

papagolf21 (57029) 2006-04-02 3:44

Bonjour mon ami Attila,
Un petit complément d'information à propos du lémurien :
Selon une dépêche d'agence (Reuters) du 22/1/2003, les femelles sifaka, un lémurien de la famille des makis, s'automédicamenteraient pendant leur grossesse. Des chercheurs de l'université de Kyoto (Japon) auraient en effet observé que les animaux dans cet état absorbent des plantes contenant des tanins toxiques qui, pris en doses réduites, stimulent la production de lait. Les vétérinaires font d'ailleurs usage de ces produits pour éviter les fausses couches. D'après Michael Huffman, spécialistes des primates à cette université, les femelles sifaka enceintes consommeraient une quantité significativement plus importante de ces plantes que les autres lémuriens tant mâles que femelles.
Merci, Attila, pour cette excellente photographie ainsi que pour la note d'accompagnement.
Amitiés.
Philippe

HOBO (5244) 2006-04-02 3:54

Szia Attila,
thanks for the great note, I'm curious 'bout the nextone to see this nice guy dancing...
Well caught in the V of the tree, the eyes are really impressing.
Good scan.
Regards
Knut

rosaline (0) 2006-04-02 4:13

Hi Szili
A stunning shot here with great impact. The eyes are particularly striking and the contrast gives some drama to the shot. An impressive capture.
Aubrey

Fis2 (46747) 2006-04-02 7:46

Witaj Attila!
Your photo is nicely. I like the composition and colours. Well done.
Regards
Krzystzof

Cricri (44153) 2006-04-02 11:52

Hi Attila,
Merçi pour cette interressante note, qui en dit long sur cet adorable Sifaka, jolie capture, bon DOF, superbe
image.
Amitiés
cricri

jasmis (51339) 2006-04-03 4:23

What a funny animal! Great shot. Interesting note. Regards!

markstaples (15670) 2006-04-03 4:39

This had been well captured. A nice detailed and sharp shot. He is even posing for the camera. Well done. Best wishes
Mark

TeresaT (10733) 2006-04-04 18:22

Hi Attila
Beautiful composition.
The background is splendid with this strong blue.
Very well captured this animal.
Regards
Teresa

cjmm (4019) 2006-04-08 10:28

Ciao Attila!

Nice to relax with this image. Sharo, vivid colors and great contrast!

Best regards,
Carlos

MLINES (11068) 2006-04-12 6:03

Interesting to see such an unusual primate. Good colours and framing in this capture. Well done.

paura (39632) 2006-11-07 6:11

Hi Attila,
Very nice shot from this monkey(?) It's face is very interesting. Nice the tree surface.

Regards

Paulo

sowhat (981) 2007-03-28 12:28

Perfect colors, contrast and sharpness. And the pose of the lemur is expertly chosen (or found), he looks like an over-confident VIP person, used to be photographed but not liking it much, but anyway caring to look good.
Beautiful, and funny too.
TFS,
Ioana