Question

Examine, diagram/label and briefly describe Bushbaby(Africa). Sketch the skull and label noticeable fetures, including dentition. What do the teeth tell you about their diet? Include description of their habitat and notable adaptations.

Answer 1

The skull bone with dendition of the Bushbaby Galago in the forests of Africa. The upper incisors are large and divided into longitudinal grooves. The incisors are in the form of connate in the pre-maxilla. There are four premolars in the right maxilla. The diet of these animals include the intake of fruits, and leaves in the forests of Africa .The dental formula of buchbaby galago is 2:1:3:3/ 2:1:3:3= 18 x 2= 36. These animals have big eyes and their hands and feet are adapted to climb the tall trees. They are noctural. They have long hindlegs with long tails.