PETER'S MOHOLI LEMUR 19 



colour. One example in the Pretoria Zoo, caught in the 

 Pretoria Bushveld district, has the terminal 2 inches of 

 the tail of a pure white. This little animal ranges all 

 over the wooded portions of the Transvaal, but has so 

 far not been found in Natal or the Cape Colony. It is 

 replaced in Rhodesia by the closely allied G. mossambicus, 

 and in Portuguese South-East Africa by G. granti. 



The Moholi Lemur is very common in the Pretoria 

 and Rustenburg Bushveld, whence the Zoo has had 

 many examples. It feeds upon the gum of the mimosa 

 tree, berries and fruit, as well as insects and spiders. 

 It is nocturnal in habit, lying asleep during the day and 

 going forth to feed at dusk. 



The Night Ape is a wonderfully agile little creature, 

 and can leap remarkable distances for so small an 

 animal. It makes an amusing and often lovable little pet. 



There is a female at present in the Pretoria Zoo 

 suckling two young ones, which was captured with her 

 young. Another female gave birth in October, while 

 in captivity, to two young ones so that two would 

 appear to be the usual number. They cling to the 

 mother like the young of the ordinary Ringtail Lemur 

 and South American Marmosets, and ride on her back 

 or hang underneath her as opportunity offers. 



Galago mossambicus. Peter's Moholi Lemur. Peter's 

 Nachtaapje. 



This animal is mainly distinguished from the preced- 

 ing species by its smaller size and relatively longer tail. 

 It was obtained by Mr. C. H. B. Grant at Tette, on the 

 Zambesi, and recorded by Mr. E. C. Chubb from Bula- 

 wayo and the Mansamnyama Rivers (in the Bulawayo 

 Museum) . 



