galago
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Origin of galago
< New Latin: the genus name, of uncertain origin
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The galago jumps so well because it stores energy in its tendons when it is in a crouched position and can then spring into the air.
From Reuters ● Dec. 6, 2016
The galago, or bushbaby, is a relatively small, typically night-active and tree-dwelling primate.
From Reuters ● Dec. 6, 2016
Inspired by the remarkable jumping ability of an African primate called a galago, scientists have fashioned a small robot with unique leaping capabilities they hope can someday be used in tricky search-and-rescue situations.
From Reuters ● Dec. 6, 2016
A bush baby, or galago, is a small, squirrel-like animal related to a monkey.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
This peculiarity admirably fits the galago for the life it leads, as it spends a great part of its time in leaping on the boughs of trees.
From Stories about Animals: with Pictures to Match by Woodworth, Francis C. (Francis Channing)
The area was home to crocodiles, turtles, lizards, fish and lots of mammals, including very primitive rodents, horses and bats as well as primates similar to modern lemurs, tarsiers, lorises and galagos.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 27, 2012
Throughout the greater part of Africa south of the 392 Sahara galagos are widely distributed in the wooded districts, from Senegambia in the west to Abyssinia in the east, and as far south as Natal.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various
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