Beatrice the Infant Sifaka @ Duke Lemur Center

The Duke Lemur Center is proud to welcome baby Beatrice, a Coquerel's sifaka infant! She was born on December 19, 2012 to parents Rodelinda and Marcus.
Learn more about the DLC's breeding program at lemur.duke.edu/2017-infants. Better yet, come visit us! Find out how: lemur.duke.edu/visit/tours.

[@Chiqui_The_Rich_Pigeon]

Awww this cute little face! 🙈🥰💘

[@debalbe22]

It was so wonderful seeing them in the wild

[@Pmjs]

Thank you Duke Lemur Center for helping all the precious Lemurs.

[@ESYDN]

This came out 7 years ago OMG

[@Angie2343]

0:01 "Mama! Mama!"

[@hannahsalvatore3186]

Great. Nothing is cuter than a baby Sifaka. Regardless of what the resources say, It is really She-fak. It is based on the sound that they make.

[@deckardcanine]

Not sure what my first source was, but my next was, admittedly, Wikipedia. Now that I've poked around a bit further, I see about equal support for a third syllable. And at one site, "sih FAY kuh."

[@RunnerAAA]

Thanks :)

[@deckardcanine]

My sources tell me that the women in the video pronounce it correctly.

[@RunnerAAA]

Who are your sources? :P

[@RunnerAAA]

I've always heard them described as "she-fah-kahs", but in this video, the two women say "she-fak". Is there a difference between the two?