#propithecus

A Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) in Berenty Reserve, Madagascar

Von der Decken's Sifaka Propithecus deckenii

A lemur from the the arid, deciduous and spiny succulent forests of Western Madagascar. They are considered critically endangered.

COQUEREL’S SIFAKA Propithecus coquereli ©Laura Quick

Coquerel's sifaka is a diurnal, medium-sized lemur of the sifaka (pronounced “shuh–fokk”) genus Propithecus. It is native to Madagascar. Their herbivorous diet varies by season. In the wet season, they eat immature leaves, flowers, fruit, bark, and dead wood. In the dry season, they eat mature leaves and buds. They may browse nearly 100 plant species, but the majority of its feeding time is concentrated on about 10% of these. Since it has a very fibrous diet, Coquerel's sifaka has an enlarged cecum and extremely long colon that helps facilitate digestion.

Females often take leadership roles during foraging and exert their dominance by eating the preferred food or denying the males food until they are satisfied. These lemurs are beneficial to the environment because they aid seed dispersion.

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■ HAMLET　MACHINE ■ かねてより親交のあったDER ZIBETのヴォーカルISSAYと当時ALL NUDEのギター・ヴォーカルであったTATSUYA（現 propithecus）が、セッションバンドでの意気投合をきっかけに 1991年に結成したユニット。以降、不定期に活動を重ねる。2人のフロントマンが作り出す音楽は、TATSUYAのパッションあふれるギターワークと、ISSAYの内包する破壊性がドラマティックに注ぎ込まれ、幻惑するような音楽世界を展開していく。

2018年秋、再始動。『怜々蒐集譚』は、 再始動 の初の音楽活動となる。

＜CD＞ 1991/10/21 オムニバス盤「DANCE ２NOISE 001」（ビクタ－） 1998/10/14 トリビュ－ト盤「SATORI-A Tribute To BAUHAUS」（日本クラウン）2001/10/25 First Mini Album「Evil Flower」(Addiction Records) 2002/4/10 TRANCE－MISSION　(Addiction Records)

■ TATUYA ＜propithecus ＞ ■ Zu々プロデュース公演に「Being at home with Claude～クロードと一緒に～」以降、水永達也として音楽を担当。

A Verreux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) in Amboasary, Madagascar