Dear MEL School’s Topic Readers,
Cuddly Sifakas fight off Huge Marauding
Snake
Another story of the monkey today. Don’t
fool Sifakas, they could intimidate you to death. They are unique primate, only
about 50 centimeters in length and five kilograms in weight, native to
Madagascar, an island in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Southeast Africa.
When a female of a group of eight sifakas
was attacked by a 2.7meter-long boa, the group members counterattacked the boa
and rescued her. But that wasn’t it. The released sifaka bit the boa snake on
the head, damaging its lower jaw. The bite was so severe that the poor boa
became unable to close its mouth. It retreated to nearby vegetation but didn’t
move any more. Two months later, it was found dead. On the other hand, the lucky
female sifaka gave birth to her baby four months after the boa’s death.
What
an unbelievable story is it? But it isn’t an April Fool’s but a real story
witnessed and described by four hotel workers on the site.
Enjoy reading this amazing story.
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