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The name “bush baby” also refers to a myth that is used to scare children to stay indoors at night. [17] Their baby-like cry [18] is most likely the basis of the myth, about a powerful animal that can kidnap humans. It is also said that wild bush babies/galagos in Nigeria can never be found dead on plain ground.
The Senegal bushbaby (Galago senegalensis), also known as the Senegal galago, the lesser galago or the lesser bush baby, is a small, nocturnal primate, a member of the galago family Galagidae. The name "bush baby" may come either from the animals' cries or from their appearance. They are agile leapers, and run swiftly along branches.
They are probably the most numerous primate in Africa, and can be found in every large forest on the continent, inhabiting forested areas, savannas, riverine bush and open woodlands. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] They mark their territory by urinating on their hands and leaving traces on the trees they climb across, and they follow these detectable paths through ...
Red slender loris (Loris tardigradus). Lorisoidea is a superfamily of nocturnal primates.Members of this superfamily are called lorisoids, and include lorises, angwantibos, pottos, galagos, and bushbabies.
The Zanzibar bushbaby, Matundu dwarf galago, Udzungwa bushbaby, or Zanzibar galago (Paragalago zanzibaricus [3]) is a primate of the family Galagidae.An adult typically weighs 150 grams (5.3 oz), its head-body length is 14 to 15 centimetres (5.5 to 5.9 in) and its tail is between 12 and 15 centimetres (4.7 and 5.9 in) long.
In this fun infographic, explore the world of baby animals. Find out what they’re called, and learn a fun fact about each. You can learn more about each of these animals, too, by
Image credits: RebelGrin #7. TIL in 2010 a doctor and his son just happened to be walking by an apartment building in Paris when a 15-month-old boy fell 80ft (24m) from a seventh floor balcony ...
The Rondo dwarf galago (Paragalago rondoensis [3]) or Rondo bushbaby [2] is a species of primate in the family Galagidae.The dwarf galagos are the smallest members of the genus Galagoides. [4]