PRIMATES

Baboon, Monkey and Bushbaby

 

Common name Scientific name Average weight of adult male Average lenght or shoulder height Diet How do they live Feeding time Gestation period Number of young at birth
Baboon Papio ursinus 32 kg lenght 145 cm omnivorous troops day 6 months single infant
Monkey, vervet Cercopithecus aethiops 5,5 kg length 115cm omnivorous mainly herbivorous troops day 7 months single infant
Bushbaby, larger Otelemur crassicaudatus 1,25 kg lenght 75 cm omnivorous family groups night
Bushbaby, lesser Galago senegalensis 160 g lenght 37 cm omnivorous family groups night 4 months 2 young

 

The Baboon

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The Vervet Monkey

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