THE GALAGO 



The galagos are lemur-like, arboreal animals. They 

 are confined to Africa, and inhabit the forest regions 

 from Natal to the Soudan. 



Although there are only two well-known and 

 typical species of galagos in South Africa, yet six 

 species have been, so far, recorded as occurring south 

 of the Zambesi. 



Garnett's Galago 

 (Galago garnetti) 



Garnett's Galago, which is better known to colo- 

 nists as the Night Ape {Nacht Aapje), and also as the 

 Bush Baby, is an inhabitant of the wooded districts 

 of Natal, Zululand, and Eastern Africa generally. 



It is strictly arboreal and nocturnal. It is a meek- 

 looking little animal, and is quiet and gentle in its 

 ways, and lives in the trees, frequenting the secluded 

 bush-country, being generally found in the thickest 

 part of the bush in the quietest and gloomiest por- 

 tions of the forest. During the daytime it sleeps 

 peacefully coiled up in the fork of a tree, usually near 

 the top. Viewed in this position from below it is 



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