There are 9 known species of Sifakas, including the Silky Sifaka, which is sometimes called the Angel of the Forest. The picture below is from the Lemur Conservation Foundation link below.
That's why I decided to write about them. Since Mo is Monkey, her babies are Monkeys too. This little one became Sifaka.
Sifakas, as Lemurs, spend pretty much all their time in the trees, not on land much, but they're rather recognizable on the ground because they walk bipedally, and their walk is often compared to dancing or skipping. The picture below is from the Duke University link, and shows their interesting walk at least a bit.
These guys eat a lot of fruits, nuts, berries, and leaves, which is a bit different from most Lemurs. The leaves are hard for them to digest, like they are for a lot of animals, so their digestive system is pretty long, to allow for them to handle their fibrous diet and get all the nutrition from it they can. While this is great in the wild, it can cause a few problems in zoos and whatnot if they don't have enough variety.
These guys aren't nearly as populous as anyone would like, but people are trying to help repopulate them through conserving their territory, or through careful breeding programs. Hopefully, they'll be around for a long time coming. Either way though, they're cute enough that they got another cutie named after them...and it has nothing to do with me wanting something that can sound insulting for when they're slow on learning litterbox-training and pee somewhere they shouldn't. They're orange, we have to give them some leeway for when they aren't in possession of the single orange cat braincell.
I'll see you guys later to tell you about my other adorable babies. Have fun, and let me know if you need more pictures of cute kitties. I have a ton.
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