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Mammals · Primates · Galagidae
Thick-tailed Greater Galago
Otolemur crassicaudatus
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk. See full glossary
It owes its English name of bushbaby to a night call startlingly like a human baby's cry. Its large ears, which move independently, give it extraordinarily sensitive hearing.
Weight
1.3 kg – 1.5 kg
Size
29.7 cm – 37.3 cm
Lifespan
18 years
Diet
Omnivore
Combines animal and plant food depending on availability.
Activity
Nocturnal
Active mainly at night.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sighting difficulty
Easy
Fun facts
- comunicaciónIt marks its territory by urinating on its own hands and leaving the trail wherever it goes, a behaviour called urine washing.
Life cycle & biology
- Skeleton type
- Vertebrate - internal bony skeleton (mammal)
- Habitat & environment
- Gallery forest, moist savannah and scrub rich in gum-bearing trees in eastern and southern Africa
- Birth weight
- Exact weight at birth not found as a precise figure
- Size at birth
- Well developed at birth, though its mother leaves it hidden while she forages
- Sexual maturity
- ~2 years (the male somewhat later, through competition between males)
- Gestation / incubation
- 133 days (~4.4 months)
- Litter / clutch size
- 1 to 3 young per litter (most commonly 2)
- Lifespan in captivity
- Documented record of up to 18 years in captivity
Sources consulted: Wildlife Vagabond; DeWetsWild; Wildlife Safari.info; Animal Diversity Web; New England Primate Conservancy; zoo-ekzo.ru; Wikipedia
Where to find it
See its range on the interactive mapBest time: All year round in eastern and southern Africa, at night; it gives itself away with very loud cries, like a child crying.
Where to watch it
Parques y spots de buceo donde se ha documentado esta especie — se muestran 10 de 15 documentados.
Related species
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Thick-tailed Greater Galago — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Northern Lesser Galago
Galago senegalensis
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Least ConcernAfrican Civet
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Rhombic Egg Eater
Dasypeltis scabra
Northern Giant Pouched Rat
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