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Originally appearing in Volume V03, Page 51 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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AVAHI , the native name of a Malagasy See also:

lemur (Avahis laniger) nearly allied to the See also:indri (q.v.), and the smallest representative of the subfamily Indrisinae, characterized by its woolly coat, and measuring about 28 in. in length, of which rather more than See also:half is accounted for by the tail. Unlike the other members of the See also:group, the avahi is nocturnal, and does not See also:associate in small troops, but is met with either alone or in pairs. Very slow in its movements, it rarely descends to the ground, but, when it does, walks upright like the other members of the group. It is found throughout the forests which clothe the mountains on the See also:east See also:coast of See also:Madagascar, and also in a limited See also:district on the See also:north-See also:west coast, the specimens from the latter locality being of smaller See also:size and rather different in See also:colour. The eastern phase is generally rusty red above, with the inner sides of the limbs See also:white; while the predominant See also:hue in the western See also:form is usually yellowish See also:brown. (See See also:PRIMATES.) (R.

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