The golden-crowned sifaka is in the Primate order,
the Indriidae family, the Prosimii suborder, and the Propithecus Genus
species. This sifaka is almost the size of a medium-sized dog. Its body
is 20 inches long, and its tail is 16 inches long. The golden-crowned
sifaka weighs 8 pounds. Their fur is mostly white and their heads have
golden fur between the ears. The face is black with white hairs. This
animal lives in patches of of forest between the Loky and Manambato
Rivers in northeast Madagascar. They eat seeds, unripe fruit, leaves, and
flowers. Females produce one young a year in late June after, after
mating in January and a gestation period of 165 days. The golden-crowned
sifaka has a lifespan of 25 to 30 years.