IN CAPTIVITY IN LOWER BENGAL. 



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(44) THE YELLOW FRONTED LEMUR. 

 (LEMUE, FLAVIFEONS-t?mj/.) 

 Hab. — Madagascar. 



(45) GARNETTS' GALAGO. 

 (GALAGO GARNETTI— (Ogilby.) ) 



Description.— Head and body about 10 incbes, tail about 12. Its 

 colour is uniform, earthy brown, and hair woolly. Its eyes are large 

 and round ; the ears also are large and mobile. Tail long, cylindrical 

 and covered with woolly hair. 



Had. — East Africa. 



Length of life in captivity. 



One lived for about seven years in the collection. 

 Treatment in health. 



Housing. — It was kept in the Gubbay House. This animal sleeps 

 much during the day ; it is therefore necessary to keep it in a place 

 where it is least likely to be disturbed by visitors. 



Food. — Fruits, vegetables, raisins, milk, bread, eggs, and insects. 

 Its ordinary food consists of a boiled egg, two plantains and some 

 bread, once in the evening. It was never noticed to touch its food until 

 darkness had set in. 



Observations on the habits of a Galago. 

 The galago is an uninteresting animal for visitors to a menagerie, 

 as it remains quietly asleep almost the whole day ; at night, however, it 

 becomes very lively. On awaking in the evening it attends to its 

 personal appearance and then eats its food, always selecting the 

 choicest things first, and then drinks a little water, and remains lively 

 almost the whole night. 



(46) THE SLOW LORIS. 

 (NYCTICEBUS TARDIGRADUS— (Zwm.) ) 



Description. — The size of this animal varies a great deal. Some 

 measure as much as 14 to 16 incbes, head and body included ; others 

 are smaller, being not more than 12 inches. A close woolly fur 

 covers the whole body : the tail is so short that it is almost concealed 

 by the fur. The colour also varies in different specimens ; in some 

 it is ashy grey above, and pale below, a brown stripe running down 

 the back from the crown to the loins ; round the ears also brown ; 

 in others the colour is rufous grey above, and pale below, the dorsal 

 stripe broad and expanding into a patch on the crown. 



There is another variety in which the stripe is rather indistinct on 

 the back, but is well marked about the nape, and it bifurcates on the 

 forehead, encircling the eyes. 



Sab. — Assam, Sylhet, Rungpore, Dacca, Chittagong, Burmah, 

 Siam, Malacca, Sumatra, Java and Borneo. 



