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Galago
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"Bush baby" redirects here. For other uses, see Bush Baby and Galago (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Galaga.
Galagos /ɡəˈleɪɡoʊz/, also known as bush babies or nagapies (meaning "night monkeys" in Afrikaans[2]), are small nocturnal[3] primates native to continental, sub-Sahara Africa, and make up the family Galagidae (also sometimes called Galagonidae). They are considered a sister group of the Lorisidae.[4][5]
Quick Facts Galagidae, Scientific classification ...
Galagidae[1] | |
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Brown greater galago (Otolemur crassicaudatus) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Strepsirrhini |
Superfamily: | Lorisoidea |
Family: | Galagidae Gray, 1825 |
Type genus | |
Galago Geoffroy, 1796 | |
Genera | |
Euoticus |
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According to some accounts, the name "bush baby" comes from either the animal's cries or its appearance. The Ghanaian name aposor is given to them because of their firm grip on branches.[citation needed]
In both variety and abundance, the bush babies are the most successful strepsirrhine primates in Africa, according to the African Wildlife Foundation.[3]