The leapingThe leaping bush baby bush baby

By Kobe By Kobe Grade 6Grade 6

Fessenden Fessenden The bush baby is my animalThe bush baby is my animal

Scientific nameScientific name

Kingdom:animaliaKingdom:animalia Phylum:chordataPhylum:chordata Class:mammailaClass:mammaila Order:primatesOrder:primates Family:galagidaeFamily:galagidae Genus:galagoGenus:galago

appearanceappearance

Large earsLarge ears Small body structureSmall body structure Fur coat white/brownFur coat white/brown Very tiny nose Very tiny nose Small hands/feetSmall hands/feet Long tailLong tail

habitathabitat

Bush babies lives in the Bush babies lives in the rainforests of south Africarainforests of south Africa

The bush baby like to live in dry The bush baby like to live in dry wood treeswood trees

Life cycleLife cycle

Born after 4 monthsBorn after 4 months Matures around 15 monthsMatures around 15 months One or two breeding seasons One or two breeding seasons

per yearper year Dies around 18 yearsDies around 18 years

Diet Diet

The bush babies like to eat The bush babies like to eat some of these itemssome of these items

A mixture of other small animals A mixture of other small animals including birdsincluding birds

Insects,fruits,seeds,flowers,eggInsects,fruits,seeds,flowers,eggs,nuts,nut

predatorspredators

Large snakesLarge snakes Genets bold eagles owlsGenets bold eagles owls

How the bush baby contributes to How the bush baby contributes to impact of the diversity of lifeimpact of the diversity of life

Bush babies can pollinate Bush babies can pollinate flowers when eating themflowers when eating them

How do humans impact the How do humans impact the natural environmentnatural environment Humans keep them as petsHumans keep them as pets Also they cut down a lot of Also they cut down a lot of

acacia,albizzia treesacacia,albizzia trees And that is bad because during And that is bad because during

dry season that is all they eatdry season that is all they eat

What can humans do to help What can humans do to help bush babiesbush babies Humans can not cut down Humans can not cut down

acacia,albizzia treesacacia,albizzia trees Also plant more acacia,albizziaAlso plant more acacia,albizziatreestrees

Other interesting facts about Other interesting facts about the bush babythe bush baby They have really good eyes and They have really good eyes and

earsears Has many vocalizationHas many vocalization Gets its name from the sound it Gets its name from the sound it

makesmakes

Resources Resources

Book of natureBook of nature Google. COMGoogle. COM wikipediawikipedia