To make science class interesting and fun for young students, teaching about a cute and cuddly animal is a good way to spark a child's interest.
Here Are Some Fun Facts:
- is one of the smallest primates, about the size of a squirrel.
- Despite its size, it is exceptionally vocal, producing loud, shrill cries surprisingly like those of a human baby.
- The plaintive cries and "cute" appearance may account for the name "bush baby."
- Bush babies have large, round eyes for good night vision and batlike ears that enable them to track insect prey in the dark.
- Fast, agile and accurate, they catch some insects on the ground and snatch others from the air.
- As they jump through thorn bush or thick growth, they fold their delicate ears flat against their heads to protect them. They fold them during rest, too.
- The bush baby travels through the trees in literal leaps and bounds.
- In a series of leaps a bush baby can easily cover 10 yards in seconds.
- bush babies often share habitats with monkeys, but as bush babies are nocturnal they do not compete ecologically with monkeys.
- Bush babies are found throughout East Africa, as well as in woodlands and bushlands in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Most often they live in tree hollows that provide shelter.
