In Laikipia, in Kenya, bushbabies depend on whistling thorn and yellow fever trees, preferring savanna woodlands and bushlands over areas with tall grass. Apart from massive ears, in addition, they have massive eyes for evening imaginative and prescient. Senegal bushbabies, or galagos, live and forage independently or in small groups of two or three.

Each year there are two birthing seasons. Bush babies have many terrestrial and avian predators, including small cat species, owls, and snakes. They tend to be the loudest in the early morning and in the late evening.

Tree gum remains an important resource throughout the year and is supplemented by caterpillars, spiders, scorpions, termites, nectar, and fruits. Biology: Senegal bushbabies are night active and live in trees. Adults use 18 distinct calls, but their low-pitched woo is their loudest and most distinctive call. Senegal, Savanna, forested and bush regions of Africa including Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania.

They can hear a wide range of frequencies, from 250 to 64,000 Hertz. The Senegal Bushbaby (Galago senegalensis) or Senegal Galago is a primate, member of the Galagidae family. Their vocalizations can be categorized into three basic categories: danger-aggression, social contact, and warning. The Lesser Bushbaby, additionally known as Senegal Bushbaby (Galago Senegalensis), is a monkey that feeds at evening primarily on bugs which they find by sound. Food habits: The Senegal bushbaby is an omnivore, which eats various small animals (also birds and insects), fruit, berries, seeds, eggs, flowers and sap. Senegal bushbabies are night active and live in trees.

Male/female: 5 to 8 in (13.2 to 20.1 cm) long, excluding tail, Listen to the sounds of the Senegal Bushbaby, Tracks: Toes on all feet have well-rounded tips (Humans can only hear up to 20,000 Hertz.)

Senegal bushbabies have very unique ears as they have a complex wrinkle labyrinth and they can move both ears individually. In the bushbaby’s preferred wooded habitat, more than 20 individuals can live in a 2.5-acre (1-ha) area, but the density can decrease to one individual in more bush-heavy habitats. At night, flashlights scanning the trees will shine red off the eyes of Senegal bushbabies, as the animals leap around in and among the trees. Bushbaby males tend to be more tolerant of other males (so long as they are smaller or submissive) than females are of other females that enter their ranges. Conservation status: IUCN – LC (least concern); CITES – Appendix II. Scientists suspect they carry yellow fever virus, which can cause severe illness in unvaccinated humans. They are on average 16cm long, with a 23cm long tail and weighing around 250g. They moisten their hands using urine, which is believed to both marks their territory as well as improves their grasp on branches.

They can jump up to 5 meters in a single leap and their fantastic vision and hearing allow them to do so even in the darkest nights.

Bushbabies are widespread, and their habitat has not been greatly degraded by human populations. They moisten their hands using urine, which is believed to both marks their territory as well as improves their grasp on branches.

PO Box 137 Riderwood, MD 21139-0137 USA (410) 244-7507, PO Box 555 Nanyuki 100400 KENYA +254-62-32758. A mother “parks” her infant on a limb while she forages during the night, then picks up the baby before dawn to return to their nest high in the trees. The high-frequency calls between mothers and infants probably evolved as a warning tool, since raptors—likely predators—cannot hear these frequencies.

They have a wide head with a short face and black circles around their eyes.

Males are more likely than females to venture from the area where they were born.

They tend to be the loudest in the early morning and in the late evening. This helps them better identify the source of any sounds they hear. Found in tropical Africa, bushbabies range from western Africa to East Africa and south to Mozambique.

There is a white patch of fur running between their disproportionally large eyes and along with their noses.

They are nocturnal primates, running along branches.

On the ground, they hop on their two hind legs. Lifespan: In the wild 3-10 years, in captivity 16 or more years. Males are more likely than females to venture from the area where they were born.

In the wild 3-10 years, in captivity 16 or more years.

Active from dusk until dawn, bushbabies spend only one percent of their time on the ground.

Physical description: This small, interesting looking primate is approximately 16 cm long, with a tail of about 20 cm and females weigh around 190 g, while males weigh about 210 g. Their bodies are built to help them jump between the branches of trees and they usually have short, grey or dark brown coats with yellowish areas around the neck. Their vocalizations can be categorized into three basic categories: danger-aggression, social contact, and warning. Bushbabies have large, highly mobile ears that move independently of each other. There is a white patch of fur running between their disproportionally large eyes and along with their noses. Why are fires especially dangerous for bushbabies? Gestation lasts 139 to 143 days, and weaning occurs between 10 and 14 weeks after birth. Senegal bushbabies, or galagos, live and forage independently or in small groups of two or three.

IUCN – LC (least concern); CITES – Appendix II. Occasionally bushbabies will give birth to twins, which can make it difficult for mothers since they carry their young in their mouths when they travel. Senegal bushbabies have very unique ears as they have a complex wrinkle labyrinth and they can move both ears individually. The timing varies geographically, possibly determined by changing temperatures and/or food abundance. They live in small groups of up to 5 individuals, which are usually comprised of a female and her adult offspring.

They live in small groups of up to 5 individuals, which are usually comprised of a female and her adult offspring. An individual’s home range covers about ten acres (4 ha).