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... sifaka into a straight - line take - off ; then the animal turns in mid - air , to land again on its hind feet . ( Courtesy of D. Attenborough . ) Figure 11 The sifaka hanging by its hind legs to feed . Almost any primate can at times ...
... sifaka into a straight - line take - off ; then the animal turns in mid - air , to land again on its hind feet . ( Courtesy of D. Attenborough . ) Figure 11 The sifaka hanging by its hind legs to feed . Almost any primate can at times ...
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... sifaka at least , can remove the troop from view into thick foliage , where they remain still . This means that the enemy must locate them over again , often overshooting in the apparent direction of their departure . In ordinary ...
... sifaka at least , can remove the troop from view into thick foliage , where they remain still . This means that the enemy must locate them over again , often overshooting in the apparent direction of their departure . In ordinary ...
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Alison Jolly. ALARM CALLS Lemurs and sifakas give different calls for aerial and ground men- aces . A flying hawk ( or ... sifaka its name . Although at the first yap the animals leap up off the ground , they then approach and " mob ...
Alison Jolly. ALARM CALLS Lemurs and sifakas give different calls for aerial and ground men- aces . A flying hawk ( or ... sifaka its name . Although at the first yap the animals leap up off the ground , they then approach and " mob ...
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Arguing from primate to man | 2 |
Phylogeny and Ecology | 11 |
Summary | 22 |
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