Baby monkeys are also called bush monkeys and bush babies because their calls are very similar to the cry of a baby. Locals consider their calls to be ominous, so they are often hunted. The baby monkey is only about the size of a squirrel, with big, round eyes, and a long, fat tail that sticks forward. It looks very cute. Makes me want to keep one.

Let's briefly Learn about baby monkeys.

I. Basic information

【Chinese name】baby monkey

【Latin name】Galago senegalensis

[alias] bush monkey, jungle baby

[kingdom] animal kingdom

[door] chordate

[subphylum] vertebrate subphylum

[Class] Mammalia

[Subclass] Subclass of True Animals

[Order] Primates

[Suborder] Protomonkey Suborder

[Family] Infant Monkey

[Genus] Infant Monkey

[Species] Infant Monkey

2. Morphological characteristics

1. Body size: The body length of the infant monkey model species is only 11.5-17 cm. Other species have a body length of no more than 38 cm, a tail length of 15 to 47.5 cm, and a weight of 80 to 1240 grams.

2. Features: The baby monkey looks like a squirrel; eyes are large; ears are large, membranous, erect when moving, and can be folded down like a fan when resting; the coat is soft and dense, matt, gray Brown to brown, slightly pale ventrally; legs larger than arms, long feet, and a pair of nipples on each chest and abdomen.

III. Living habits

1. Habitat: Baby monkeys are arboreal monkeys and are often active at night. Inhabits savannas and scrub grasslands.

2. Diet: Baby monkeys are omnivores, mainly eating flowers and fruits, seeds, insects (especially locusts), snails, tree frogs, etc. Larger species also eat lizards and bird eggs, and even Can catch birds and rodents.

3. Reproduction: Baby monkeys can give birth after four months of age. They are polygamous and breed twice a year, in November and February respectively. Each litter produces 1 to 3 cubs. About 110 to 120 days.

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