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Photo by IvánDurán
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Description:

This is a bushbaby I found in my lodge in Maasai Mara Park. I think it is a Melanistic Greater galago (Otolemur crassicaudatus). If it is, black ones are very rare, aren´t they?

Species ID Suggestions

Thick-tailed Bushbaby

Otolemur crassicaudatus

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Comments (7)
Davidbygott
I've seen these too, in Maasai Mara. They are very big, so it has to be a melanistic Otolemur.
misako
Thank you @dandoucette!
Dan Doucette
Misako, a bushbaby is a nocturnal primate related tarsiers and lemurs.
IvánDurán
Thanks Carolina! This bushbaby is really a mistery! I also read something about the senegalensis one but I thought it was too small to be this one.
Carolina
I took a look at the Mara Triangle Reserve website, and the only bushbaby on their mammal list was the Senegal bushbaby (Galago senegalensis).
Dan Doucette
Awesome spotting! Never seen a black bushbaby. This must be rare.

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PublishedJune 22, 2011

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