Picture courtesy of Friedrich Redelinghuys, South Africa
Thick-tailed Bushbaby
Length: 70cm
Mass: 1,1kg
Gestation: 123 to 136 days
Larger than the Lesser Bushbaby, frequents well-wooded plantations and forests. Their raucous screams are somewhat alarming to anyone unused to them. Their shrill cries probably indicates or serve as territorial cries. Nocturnal and solitary. Capable of fantastic leaps. They urinate on their feet when marking their territory.
Diet includes, insects, fruit, leaves, flowers, lizards, eggs and birds.
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