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Did you know that Murry, a Greater
Bush Baby (Galago garnettii), living at the Tigerhomes
Animal Sanctuary was named after Bill Murray the actor?
Did you know that Murry, a Greater
Bush Baby (Galago garnettii), living at the Tigerhomes
Animal Sanctuary was named after Bill Murray the actor? For some
reason when I was raising him from a tiny infant after his mother
rejected him, I felt he kind of looked like Bill ;-). Bush
Babies are classified as Prosimian
Primates and are only found in Africa. Like the Lemurs
Of Madagascar, Bush Babies or Galagos as they are sometimes
called, posses a “Tooth
Comb” comprised of highly forward facing Incisor
Teeth. This comb is actually one of the Identifying
Characteristics of a Prosimian Primate. Unlike the Primates
Of Madagascar, a Bush
Baby is primarily a Nocturnal
Primate. If you look at the Pictures
Of Bush Babies posted on our site you will notice that
they look like the offspring of Yoda from Star
Wars and a Gremlin. I absolutely adore these tiny Non-Human
Primates. David and I along with our technical team Alex
and Donnie are working on one day having them up on Web
Cameras soon, perhaps with Infra
Red Illuminators so our visitors can view them in complete
darkness when they are most active and exhibiting the most Natural
Behaviors. Obviously, Primate Behaviors differ from species
to species and we would love to one day have our Galago Colony
on cam. As a form of Environmental
Enrichment For Bush Babies, we like to hang a Bug
Light in their habitat so they can hunt and snatch the Flying
Insects out of the air. This is functional in many ways
including both as a Behavioral
Enrichment tool and as a nutritional aid in supplying
an Insectivorous Primate with
insects to eat. Our desire to educate the global public on the
importance of Wildlife and Habitat
Conservation is second only to our desire to provide the
best possible Exotic Animal
Care for the animals entrusted to us. REMEMBER, THE
TIGERHOMES WEB SITE SPECIALIZES IN AMAZING EXOTIC ANIMAL WEB CAMS!
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