What is Propithecus?
{{italictitle}} [[File:Sifaka2.jpg|thumb|alt=Sifaka|Sifaka lemur]] '''''Propithecus''''' is the [[genus]] of the '''sifakas'''. They are a [[genus]] of [[lemur]] in [[Madagascar]]. Nine [[species]] have been identified. They cannot run on all four legs because their legs are much longer than their arms. Instead, they bounce along the forest floor, jumping from one foot to the other, holding their arms up in the air.<ref> {{cite book |url= |title=Jungle animals: over 100 questions and answers to things you want to know |last=Ganeri, Anita 2000 |year=2000 |location=Dubai, U.A.E |isbn=0-75254-909-X }}</ref> Some of them are [[critically endangered species]]. == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Lemuriformes]] {{biology-stub}}