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Thick Tailed Bushbaby

Otolemur crassicaudatus

Description:

Also known as the brown greater galago. The brown greater galago has a head-and-body length of 26 to 47 cm (32 cm on average), a tail length of 29 to 55 cm, and a weight of 0.5 to 2 kg. On average females weigh 1.2 kg (2.6 lb), and males 1.4 kg (3.1 lb)

Habitat:

woodlands, forest

Notes:

Spotted this pair of busybabies at night at Isinkwe Backpackers Lodge, near Hluhluwe - Imfolozi Park. They left out bananas on a raised platform and bushbabies often visited for the free meal.

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1 Comment

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 9 years ago

Thanks anita.

Dan Doucette
Spotted by
Dan Doucette

The Big Five False Bay Local Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Spotted on Mar 1, 2008
Submitted on May 1, 2011

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