Bush Baby
Related Category: Vertebrate Zoology
name for several small, active nocturnal primates of the loris family, found in forested parts of Africa. Bush babies, also called galagos, form the subfamily Galaginae.
BUSH BABY
With its large round eyes and big ears, the bush baby is one of the most peculiar looking animals of the African bush. Capable of leaping great distances, it often appears to fly among the treetops.
HABITS ...
Senegal bush baby
Galago senegalensis
A nocturnal primate with thick soft fur and long hind legs and tail that help it jump from branch to branch in search of insects, fruit and gum.
Life span
Up to 14 years in captivity.
The Dwarf bush baby weighs a mere 3.5 ounces, while the gorilla can weigh over 220 pounds. Almost all primates are located in the tropical band around the equator. The diet of the various primates is also diverse.
A few non-lemur prosimians have managed to hang on beyond the confines of Madagascar, including the bush baby or galago of continental Africa and the tarsiers of Indonesia and other islands off the southern coast of Asia.
 See also: Galago, Lemur, Monkey, Sable, Beetle
  
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