Wednesday, January 09, 2008
Bush Babies in Hlue Hluwie
It really is amazing the cool things I am seeing while I am in South Africa. It is totally nothing I would see anywhere else. Anyway, at the bush camp we stayed at in Hlue Hluwie, they have bush baies that come down to the deck of the outside restaurant every evening to get fed. They are wild, but trained to know that if they come down they will be fed.
We learned some cool info about these interesting animals. They are also known as "night monkeys" and are indeed primates. They are unable to move their eyeballs in the socket and have very flexible necks that can go almost 180 degrees. Their eyes are enormous, and because of the dark, their pupils stay dilated, resulting in the "white eye" in the pictures.
And of course we had our little "bush baby" too. This is Sahara, sitting with a wooden hippo. She is about 8 months old in this picture.
We learned some cool info about these interesting animals. They are also known as "night monkeys" and are indeed primates. They are unable to move their eyeballs in the socket and have very flexible necks that can go almost 180 degrees. Their eyes are enormous, and because of the dark, their pupils stay dilated, resulting in the "white eye" in the pictures.
And of course we had our little "bush baby" too. This is Sahara, sitting with a wooden hippo. She is about 8 months old in this picture.
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