Galagos, also known as bushbabies, bush babies or nagapies (meaning "night monkeys" in Afrikaans), are small, nocturnal primates native to continental Africa, and make up the family Galagidae. They are sometimes included as a subfamily within the Lorisidae or Loridae.

The name bush baby may come either from the animals' cries, or from their appearance. The South African Afrikaans name "nagapie" (night monkey), comes from the fact that they are almost exclusively seen at night.

Galagos are agile leapers, and run swiftly along branches. They have large eyes that giving them good night vision, strong hind limbs, acute hearing, and long tails that help them balance. Their diet is a mixture of insects and other small animals, fruit, and tree gums.

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There was a storm last night too. It disturbed a pair of lesser galago bushbabies which were feeding on acacia sap outside my window
thesafariqueen (Sharon van Wyk) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:20:32 -0000
There was a storm last night too. It disturbed a pair of lesser galago bushbabies which were feeding on acacia sap outside my window
Did you know that bushbabies eyes are soo big that their eyes can't swivel around like ours, they have to move their heads. FACT
LauraRIOT (Laura Crispin) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:22:29 -0000
Did you know that bushbabies eyes are soo big that their eyes can't swivel around like ours, they have to move their heads. FACT
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