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- bush baby or galago
bush baby
noun
: any of several small nocturnal arboreal African primates (Galago and related genera of the family Galagidae) with large eyes, long ears, a long tail, and elongated hind limbs that enable them to leap with great agility
called also galago
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Black mambas are often seen cruising the savanna with their head and neck held high, using their keen eyesight to scan for danger or track prey – typically small mammals such as hyraxes, bush babies, and rodents.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
Squirrels aren’t the only arboreal jumpers out there, and there’s likely more to learn from other animals—Salto was originally inspired by the galago (also known as bush babies), although those are more difficult to find on the UC Berkeley campus.
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 Mar. 2025
Stanley’s Camp Sanctuary Retreats See the Okavango Delta after dusk
Okavango Delta, Botswana
Botswana’s vast Okavango Delta is home to hundreds of diverse species, including many after-dark revelers: hyenas, lions, leopards, bush babies, and pangolins, to name a few.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Feb. 2023
See the Okavango Delta after dusk Okavango Delta, Botswana Botswana’s vast Okavango Delta is home to hundreds of diverse species, including many after-dark revelers: hyenas, lions, leopards, bush babies, and pangolins, to name a few.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Feb. 2023
The Mandalorian, who does share with Gizmo wide bush baby eyes, a head shaped like a donut peach, big fennec fox ears, and endless merch potential.
—Vulture, 15 July 2022
In Florida, 22 animals had been tested as of early this month, including three wild dolphins, two civets, two clouded leopards, a gorilla, an orangutan, an alpaca and a bush baby, state officials said.
—Jonel Aleccia, CNN, 30 Oct. 2020
Romance Was Born, with its waratarah florals and bush baby dresses, was especially missed on this front.
—Steff Yotka, Vogue, 21 May 2019
The man blew the coal into flame, built a fire, and laid the bush baby and the squirrels on top of it.
—WSJ, 9 Oct. 2018
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
Squirrels aren’t the only arboreal jumpers out there, and there’s likely more to learn from other animals—Salto was originally inspired by the galago (also known as bush babies), although those are more difficult to find on the UC Berkeley campus.
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 Mar. 2025
Stanley’s Camp Sanctuary Retreats See the Okavango Delta after dusk
Okavango Delta, Botswana
Botswana’s vast Okavango Delta is home to hundreds of diverse species, including many after-dark revelers: hyenas, lions, leopards, bush babies, and pangolins, to name a few.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Feb. 2023
See the Okavango Delta after dusk Okavango Delta, Botswana Botswana’s vast Okavango Delta is home to hundreds of diverse species, including many after-dark revelers: hyenas, lions, leopards, bush babies, and pangolins, to name a few.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Feb. 2023
The Mandalorian, who does share with Gizmo wide bush baby eyes, a head shaped like a donut peach, big fennec fox ears, and endless merch potential.
—Vulture, 15 July 2022
In Florida, 22 animals had been tested as of early this month, including three wild dolphins, two civets, two clouded leopards, a gorilla, an orangutan, an alpaca and a bush baby, state officials said.
—Jonel Aleccia, CNN, 30 Oct. 2020
Romance Was Born, with its waratarah florals and bush baby dresses, was especially missed on this front.
—Steff Yotka, Vogue, 21 May 2019
The man blew the coal into flame, built a fire, and laid the bush baby and the squirrels on top of it.
—WSJ, 9 Oct. 2018
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