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Description. — General colour yellowish grey, the hair soft and thick, and the 

 bases slaty, while a number of longer hairs with black shining tips are 

 scattered all over the body, especially on the back. A faintly marked 

 white stripe from between the eyes to the nose. Ears naked and black. 

 Hands and feet nearly black. Tail long and bushy, and same colour as 

 the back. Length of head and body, 14 in. Tail with terminal hairs, 

 II in. (Sclater.) 



Distribution. — ^Natal and Zululand. Possibly somewhat farther north, 

 coastwards. 



The Moholi Lemur {Galago moholi). 



Known as the Nacht aapje by the Dutch ; night ape or Bush Baby by 

 British colonists, and by Basutos as Ngwanangwaila. 



Description. — General colour greyish brown, the basal part of the fur d^rk 

 slaty and the tips yellowish grey. Fur very fine and soft. White 

 stripe along the nose separating two black rings round the eyes. Chin 

 and throat white. Underparts washed with yellow in the male, paler in 

 the female. Hair on feet pale. Tail, 8 in. long, with long sparse brown 

 hairs. Length of body and head, 7 in. (Sclater.) 



Distribution. — From the Transvaal northwards throughout the forest 

 country to Mozambique and Angola. 



Main Differences in the Two species. 



Garnett's Lemur. — ^Twice as large as the Moholi lemur. Tail bushy through- 

 out. Snout elongated. 



Moholi Lemur. — Half the size of the former. Snout very short. Tail 

 scantily covered with hair, more bushy towards the tip. 



The above are the two typical lemurs of South Africa. It is unnecessary 

 in this volume to give a detailed description of the others. 



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