Whitefaceaki

"Males have a white face, while females have only 2 white stripes along the nose," he said.

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WhitefaceakiPithecia pithecia

  • Habitat

    tropical rainforest in South America

  • Food

    seeds, leaves, insects and flowers

  • Lifetime

    15 years

  • Weight

    1.5 - 2 kilograms

  • Number of young

    1

  • Wear time

    5 months

  • IUCN status

    Safe

  • EEP

    Yes

  • 15

    years, would age the white-faced lemur on average

  • 20

    weeks, which is the gestation period of a white-facedaki

  • 1,8

    kilograms, that's how much a white-faced lemur weighs on average

    • Chase away

    White-faced lemurs are not very large. Therefore, they can easily be attacked by birds of prey, for example. When threatened, they try to scare the enemy away. They do this by making themselves big. They raise their hair, arch their backs and stamp their legs on the branches.

    Greedy eater

    In the wild, white-faced lemurs eat mostly fruit. They have strong front teeth and canines. With these, they can bite open hard shells. In addition to fruit, they also eat seeds, nuts and insects. Many fruits they eat with seeds and all. These seeds they excrete later, allowing new fruit trees to grow.

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