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The Coquerel's Sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) is a mid-sized lemur featured in the Zookeepers Animal Pack DLC for Planet Zoo.

Zoopedia Description[]

General[]

Population In Wild: Less than 47,000

Found only in the Northwestern rainforests of Madagascar, Coqurerl's Sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) is a critically endangered, mid-sized species of Lemur. Their body is covered in distinctly colored fur that is white with dark red patches along the limbs, chest, and back, which may fade into grey fur along the tail. The face is black, with yellow eyes and a white stripe on the nose, and is framed by a white ruff. No distinct sexual dimorphism occurs in this species, with both sexes looking alike, although females are sometimes reported grow slightly larger then males, Coqurerl's sifakas' body length ranges from 42cm to 54cm, with the tail adding additional 50cm to 60cm and they weigh between 3.7kg and 4.3kg.

Coqurerl's sifakas are Critically Endangered due to deforestation and habitat fragmentation. While the areas they occur in are protected reserves, political instability and lack of law enforcement mean that habitat loss continues, as well as poaching for bushmeat. Introduced predators like dogs and cats additionally pressure the remaining population.

Social[]

Coquerel's sifakas live in matriarchal groups where all females, including immature females, are dominant over males. Troops live in fairly small territories that may overlap with those of neighboring groups, but groups rarely interact.

Reproduction[]

Female Coquerel's sifakas enter oestrus in January and February, during which time they mate with males from their own troop or from visiting neighboring troops. Males fight each other to impress the female and increase their chance of mating, though she doesn't always select the victorious males for copulation.

Pregnancies last for about 162 days, after which females give birth to a single offspring. The infant will stay with its mother for the first few weeks and be weaned after 5-6 months, form which point on it will be independent.

Sexual maturity is reached at 2.5 to 3 years old. Females often remain in their natal group, while males disperse and may join other unrelated groups

Animal Care[]

PREFERRED OBJECTS

Monkey Chow · Fruit and Herbs · Insects

FEEDING STATIONS
Arboreal Feeding Platform · Water Bowl · Water Pipe

FOOD ENRICHMENT
Small Fixed Roller Feeder · Block of Frozen Fruit · Forage Box · Suspended Forager · Fruit Spike Tree · Veggie Jelly Cake

HABITAT ENRICHMENT
Climbing Frame · Ice Block · Cardboard Box · Mirror Mobile · Musical Keyboard · Gift Box · Rubber Duck · Small Ball · Small Ice Ball · Small Ball Colourful · Sprinkler

COMPATIBLE ANIMALS

IconBlackandWhiteRuffedLemur IconRedRuffedLemur IconRingTailedLemur

Trivia[]

Zoopedia Fun Facts[]

  • Like all lemurs, sifakas have a toothcomb - tightly standing lower incisors that are used to comb through fur or assist feeding.
  • Polyandry in sifakas is thought to have evolved to reduce male infanticide by making it impossible to trace paternity in a group.
  • When in oestrus, female sifakas are only receptive for one day during the mating season.
  • Sifakas have a unique method of terrestrial locomotion: instead of walking on all fours like other lemurs, they hop on their hind legs and use their tail for balance.
  • Traditionally, Malagasy culture prohibits killing of sifakas due to a legend in which a sifaka leapt to save a boy falling from a tree when he was stung by bees that attacked him while collecting honey. Since that day all lemurs were considered sacred to locals.

Gallery[]

ANIMAL NAVIGATION
STANDARD: HABITAT
AardvarkAfrican BuffaloAfrican Savannah ElephantAfrican Wild DogAldabra Giant TortoiseAmerican BisonBactrian CamelBaird's TapirBengal TigerBlack WildebeestBongoBonoboBornean OrangutanCheetahChinese PangolinCommon OstrichCommon WarthogFormosan Black BearGalapagos Giant TortoiseGemsbokGharialGiant PandaGreater FlamingoGrizzly BearHimalayan Brown BearHippopotamusIndian ElephantIndian PeafowlIndian RhinocerosJapanese MacaqueMandrillNile MonitorNyalaOkapiPlains ZebraPronghorn AntelopeRed PandaRed Ruffed LemurReticulated GiraffeRing Tailed LemurSable AntelopeSaltwater CrocodileSiberian TigerSnow LeopardSpotted HyenaSpringbokTimber WolfWest African LionWestern ChimpanzeeWestern Lowland Gorilla
ANNIVERSARY UPDATES
African LeopardBlack-and-White Ruffed LemurCollared PeccaryRed Deer
STANDARD: EXHIBIT
Amazonian Giant CentipedeBoa ConstrictorBrazilian Salmon Pink TarantulaBrazilian Wandering SpiderCommon Death AdderEastern Brown SnakeGiant Burrowing CockroachGiant Desert Hairy ScorpionGiant Forest ScorpionGiant Tiger Land SnailGila MonsterGolden Poison FrogGoliath BeetleGoliath BirdeaterGoliath FrogGreen IguanaLehmann's Poison FrogLesser Antillean IguanaMexican Red Knee TarantulaPuff AdderTitan BeetleWestern Diamondback RattlesnakeYellow Anaconda
DELUXE EDITION
Komodo DragonPygmy HippoThomson's Gazelle
ARCTIC PACK
Arctic WolfDall SheepPolar BearReindeer
SOUTH AMERICA PACK
Colombian White-Faced Capuchin MonkeyGiant AnteaterJaguarLlamaRed-Eyed Tree Frog
AUSTRALIA PACK
DingoKoalaRed KangarooSouthern CassowaryEastern Blue Tongued Lizard
AQUATIC PACK
Cuvier's Dwarf CaimanGiant OtterGrey SealKing PenguinDiamondback Terrapin
SOUTHEAST ASIA ANIMAL PACK
BinturongClouded LeopardDholeMalayan TapirNorth Sulawesi BabirusaProboscis MonkeySun BearGiant Malaysian Leaf Insect
AFRICA PACK
African PenguinFennec FoxMeerkatSouthern White RhinocerosSacred Scarab Beetle
NORTH AMERICA ANIMAL PACK
American AlligatorArctic FoxBlack-Tailed Prairie DogCalifornia Sea LionCougarMooseNorth American BeaverAmerican Bullfrog
EUROPE PACK
Alpine IbexEurasian LynxEuropean BadgerEuropean Fallow DeerFire Salamander
WETLANDS ANIMAL PACK
Asian Small-Clawed OtterCapybaraNile LechwePlatypusRed-Crowned CraneSpectacled CaimanWild Water BuffaloDanube Crested Newt
CONSERVATION PACK
Amur LeopardAxolotlPrzewalski's HorseScimitar-Horned OryxSiamang
TWILIGHT PACK
Common WombatEgyptian Fruit BatRaccoonRed FoxStriped Skunk
GRASSLANDS ANIMAL PACK
Blue WildebeestCaracalCloudless SulphurEmuEuropean PeacockManed WolfMenelaus Blue MorphoMonarchNine-Banded ArmadilloOld World SwallowtailRed-Necked WallabyStriped Hyena
TROPICAL PACK
Asian Water MonitorBrown-throated SlothFossaLar GibbonRed River Hog
ARID ANIMAL PACK
AddaxAfrican Crested PorcupineBlack RhinocerosDama GazelleDesert Horned ViperDromedary CamelSand CatSomali Wild Ass
OCEANIA PACK
Little PenguinNorth Island Brown KiwiQuokkaSpectacled Flying FoxTasmanian Devil
EURASIA ANIMAL PACK
Hermann's TortoiseMute SwanSaigaSloth BearTakinWild BoarWisentWolverine
BARNYARD ANIMAL PACK
AlpacaAlpine GoatAmerican Standard DonkeyHighland CattleHill Radnor SheepSussex ChickenTamworth Pig
ZOOKEEPERS ANIMAL PACK
African Spurred TortoiseCoquerel's SifakaHamadryas BaboonKirk's Dik-DikMarkhorPallas's CatSpectacled Bear
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