white fur that lives in northeastern Madagascar. It is listed by the
International Union for Conservation of Nature as one of the world's 25
most critically endangered primates. The silky sifaka lives in groups of
two to nine and spends most of its day feeding, resting, playing,
grooming, and traveling. Like other eastern sifakas, it eats leaves and
seeds, but also fruit, flowers, and even soil. As with other sifaka
species, group members will groom, play with, carry, and nurse infants
that are not their own. Adults vocalize frequently despite having only
seven different calls. Like all lemurs, it relies strongly on scent for
communication; males frequently scent-mark. The species is found in the
rainforests of northeastern Madagascar, with the remaining population in
Marojejy National Park, Anjanaharibe-Sud Special Reserve, the Makira
Forest Protected Area, the Betaolana Corridor, and some unprotected
forest fragments. Locals hunt the silky sifaka throughout its range.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silky_sifaka>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1492:
Members of the first voyage of Christopher Columbus reported
the sighting of unknown light on their way to Guanahani.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1492_light_sighting>
1531:
Swiss Reformation leader Huldrych Zwingli was killed in battle
when Catholic cantons attacked in response to a food blockade being
applied by his alliance.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huldrych_Zwingli>
1767:
Unable to go any further, Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon made
their final observations for what would become known as the
Mason–Dixon line.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mason%E2%80%93Dixon_line>
1942:
World War II: At the Battle of Cape Esperance on the northwest
coast of Guadalcanal, American ships intercepted and defeated a Japanese
fleet on their way to destroy Henderson Field.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cape_Esperance>
1975:
Saturday Night Live, an American weekly sketch comedy–variety
show, was broadcast for the first time.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
alnage:
1. Measurement (of cloth) by the ell.
2. A duty paid for such measurement.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/alnage>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Will people ever be wise enough to refuse to follow bad leaders or
to take away the freedom of other people?
--Eleanor Roosevelt
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Eleanor_Roosevelt>
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