indri
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of indri
First recorded in 1830–40; from French indri, Malagasy indry “look!,” wrongly taken as animal's name
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The high-pitched, wailing duets of Madagascar’s giant indri lemurs may sound chaotic at first, but a study shows they actually have a regular underlying timing pattern.
From Scientific American • Dec. 27, 2021
Our distant primate relative, the Indri indri, is a critically endangered species of lemur found only in Madagascar.
From New York Times • Oct. 25, 2021
Scientists now say they have discovered one of the hallmarks of the skill in the fluffy, black-and-white indri lemur, a species distantly related to humans and only found in Madagascar.
From Science Magazine • Oct. 25, 2021
Dissecting indri songs indicates these animals share an underlying sense of rhythm with humans, but it raises more questions about how indris communicate.
From Scientific American • Oct. 25, 2021
She was my guide on a recent trip to Andasibe, where she pointed out a Parson's chameleon lying motionless on a branch and a panda-like indri dangling shyly from the top of a tree.
From Time Magazine Archive
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