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Going beyond the usual suspects, wildlife photographer Kevin Schafer is working to tell the stories of animals no one knows

By Kim Castleberry, Photography By Kevin Schafer

Published June 8, 2010
Updated July 1, 2016

With bushy white fur, a long white tail and haunting eyes, the silky sifakas are known in their native Madagascar as “ghosts of the forest” for their elusiveness.

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