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bushbaby

/ ˈbʊʃˌbeɪbɪ /

noun

  1. any agile nocturnal arboreal prosimian primate of the genera Galago and Euoticus , occurring in Africa south of the Sahara: family Lorisidae (lorises). They have large eyes and ears and a long tail Also calledgalago
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other studies found that normally solitary bushbabies were more social on the streets of Pretoria, and urbanized mountain chickadees were more bold in the face of simulated predators in British Columbia.

The researchers admit the notion “may sound like science fiction” but point out that many mammals including primates such as bushbabies and lemurs do this.

Pruetz has seen similar behavior at her study site in Senegal, where she studies hunting as part of the Fongoli Savanna Chimpanzee Project and has observed chimps eating bushbabies' heads first.

And then there's the galago, or bushbaby, a tiny nocturnal primate with big eyes and an amazing ability to jump high into the air with barely any windup.

Already, the team has uncovered lion and leopard footprints, heard bushbabies, found evidence of pangolins and listened to a strange story about a mystery antelope that plays dead to avoid predation.

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