18 SOUTH AFRICAN MAMMALS 



Mr. C. H. B. Grant, and I shot one near Bela Vista, in 

 the Maputa District of the same territory in August, 

 1918, where it seemed to be fairly common. 



Little is known of the habits of this strange creature. 

 Mr. C. H. B. Grant, who collected for the Eudd Explora- 

 tion of South Africa, obtained examples at Eshowe and 

 Ngoye Forest in Zululand, and says: "It is almost 

 exclusively an arboreal animal. It sleeps during the 

 day in some hollow tree, waking up at sundown, at 

 which time and throughout the night its pecuhar cry 

 can be heard." The individuals in the Pretoria Zoo 

 are not very regular in their habits, appearing one after- 

 noon just before or after sundown, and perhaps on the 

 following day not till dark. It feeds upon insects, fruit 

 and gum. When irritated it makes a harsh, rattling cry 

 somewhat resembling that of the Vervet Monkey, but 

 not half so loud : I believe in its wild state the usual 

 call is a plaintive cry not unlike that of a baby, hence 

 its vernacular name of " Bushbaby." A closely allied 

 species (0. garnetti) is supposed to exist, its geographical 

 range overlapping to a certain extent that of the 

 preceding animal. 



Galago moholi. Moholi Lemur. Nachtaapje. 



This is the Night Ape or Bushbaby of the Colonists, 

 and Nachtaapje or Boschaapje of the Boers. 



The colour is a slaty-grey or mouse-grey above and 

 a yellowish-white below. Chin and throat pure white. 

 There is a white stripe down the nose and a dark ring 

 round each eye. The tail is long, measuring about 

 eight or nine inches, and has a bushy tip. The length 

 of the head and body is about seven inches. The eyes 

 are large and soft, and of a bright pale to hazel-brown 



