• Question: what is a bush baby?

    Asked by kimanddil to Zara on 13 Jun 2011.
    • Photo: Zara Gladman

      Zara Gladman answered on 13 Jun 2011:

      Hi Kimanddil!

      I love bush babies! A bush baby is a small primate that is related to the lemur and native to Africa. It has a long tail, thick woolly fur and big eyes and ears. Bush babies are nocturnal which means they are active at night (like my crayfish!), and their big eyes help them see in the dark. They live in woodland and feed on insects. Apparently they have a call that sounds like a baby crying, which might explain the name!

      There’s a story about a bushbaby in the news today: http://tribune.com.pk/story/188058/baboon-adopts-bush-baby/ A baboon has adopted an orphan bushbaby! Very cute! 😀

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