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THE GALAGO. 
The ears of the Ga- 
lago are large, and', daring 
the life of the animal, are 
nearly transparent. The 
eyes are very large, and 
of that peculiar lustre 
which is always seen in 
the nocturnal animals. 
It is a native of Mada- 
gascar. 
The Moiioli Galago 
is a larger animal than the 
preceding, being nearly 
sixteen inches in length, 
inclusive of the tail. Its 
color is gray, with irreg- 
ular markings of a deeper 
hue. The under parts of 
the body are nearly white, 
and the limbs are slight- 
avahi , or ismii.-indris laniger. ly tinged with a golden 
lustre. The tail is not 
very bushy, excepting at the extremity, and its color is a chestnut brown. The texture 
of the fur is very soft, and there is a slight woolliness in its setting. 
Nocturnal in habits, it sleeps during the day, with 
its large ears folded over the head in such a manner 
as to give it the aspect of an earless animal. More 
active than the loris, the Moholi does not secure its 
prey by stealing on it with slow and silent movements, 
but leaps upon the flying insects on which it loves to 
feed, and seizes them in its slender paws. Besides 
insects, various fruits form part of the Moholi’ s food, 
more especially such as are of a pulpy nature, and it 
is said that the Moholi eats that vegetable exudation 
which is known by the name of Gum -Senegal. Its 
diurnal repose is taken in the curious nest which it 
builds in the forked branches of trees, using grass, 
leaves, and other soft substances for the purpose. In 
this lofty cradle the young are nurtured until they are 
of an age to provide for themselves. 
The face is full of expression, in which it is aided 
by the large and prominent ears ; and the creature is 
said to contract its countenance into strange grimaces, 
after the fashion of the ordinary monkeys. Like the 
monkeys, too, it can leap for some little distance, and 
springs from one branch to another, or from tree to tree 
with agility and precision. The Moholi Galago is an 
inhabitant of Southern Africa, having been found by 
Dr. Smith hopping about the branches of the trees 
that bordered the Limpopo river, in twenty -five degrees 
of south latitude. 
At first sight, there is some external resemblance 
between the Galago and the little animal which is 
figured on page 99 . The ears, however, are not so large TnE galago .- otohmus galago. 
