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Dance fever

The lord of the dance on the island
of Madagascar is the Verreaux’s

sifaka. Fancy footwork has made
this species of lemur a global
sensation, but these moves

have real purpose. Whirling
and twirling through the forest

helps them evade predators.

Sifakas have splayed feet, which
make it difficult to walk. Instead,
they “dance” by hopping sideways
rapidly on their back legs.

PIG PARADISE

Pigs can’t fly, but they can swim! A
family of wild porkers enjoys an idyllic
island lifestyle on Big Major Cay in the
Bahamas. They take daily dips, heading As dawn breaks, groups of Verreaux’s sifakas
for boats in case people drop food. perform a dazzling dance display. They swing,
Sailors are said to have left the pigs leap, and bound their way to the feeding grounds
on the island, intending to return for where they forage for food. Only in the safety of
a bacon bonanza, but they never did. the treetops can they sit back to munch on a
variety of plants unique to the African island.

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