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a fistful of fur with anime eyes and the scream of a haunted toddler
means A small nocturnal African primate (genus Galago) known for its enormous eyes, leaping agility, and startlingly loud cries.
from An English descriptive name, recorded from southern and eastern Africa: 'bush' for the wild scrubland it haunts, and 'baby' for those plaintive, infant-like wails that float out of the dark. The other common name, 'galago,' is of African origin and likely comes from a West African language, possibly Wolof, though the exact source is uncertain.
- eye size
- eyes bigger than its brain, fixed in their sockets
- head spin
- swivels its head 180 degrees like an owl
- pee trick
- urinates on hands to grip branches better
- jump power
- leaps over two meters from a standstill
- the name
- called galago, named for their childlike wailing cries
demidoff's bushbaby — pseudocheirus demidovii, small nocturnal primate found in central african rainforests
thick-tailed bushbaby — otolemur crassicaudatus, largest bushbaby species weighing up to 2kg in east and southern africa
needle-clawed bushbaby — euoticus elegantulus, only bushbaby with claws instead of nails, found in west and central africa