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 Aafje), 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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