LITTLE GALAGO.—Galago Minor. MOHOLI.—Gélago Moholi. 
other soft substances for the purpose. In this lofty cradle the young are nurtured until 
they are of an age to provide for themselves. 
The face is full of expression, in which it is aided by the large and prominent ears ; 
and the creature is said to contract its countenance into strange grimaces, after the fashion 
of the ordinary monkeys. Like the monkeys, too, it can leap for some little distance, 
and springs from one branch to another, or from tree to tree with agility and precision. 
The Moholi Galago is an inhabitant of Southern Africa, having been found by Dr. Smith 
hopping about the branches of the trees that bordered the Limpopo river, in twenty-five 
degrees of south latitude. 
At first sight, there is some external re- 
semblance between the Galago and the little 
animal which is figured in the accompanying 
engraving. The ears, however, are not so 
large as those of the Galago, and the tail is 
less thickly covered with fur, being almost 
devoid of hair, except at its extremity, where 
it forms a small tuft. On reference to the 
figure, it will be seen that the hands are of 
extraordinary length, in proportion to the size 
of the creature. This peculiarity is caused 
by a considerable elongation of the bones 
composing the “Tarsus,” or back of the hands 
and feet, and has earned for the animal the 
title of Tarster. This peculiarity is more 
strongly developed in the hinder than in the 
fore-paws. 
The colour of the Tarsier is a greyish- 
brown, with slight olive tint washed over 
the body. A stripe of deeper colour sur- 
rounds the back of the head, and the face 
and forehead are of a warmer brown than TARSIER.—Tarsius Spectrum. 
the body and limbs. It is a native of Borneo, 
Celebes, the Philippine Islands, and Banca. From the latter locality it is sometimes 
called the Banca Tarsier. Another of the titles by which it is known, is the Podji. 
