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High Jumpers
"Senegal bushbabies can jump up to seven meters!"
Food
insects, small birds, eggs, fruit, seeds and flowers
Life span
4 - 10 years
Weight
95 - 300 grams
Number of young:
1 - 3 young
Gestation period
4 months
Habitat
forests and grasslands in central Africa
IUCN Status
Safe
EEP
Yes
About the Senegal bushbaby
The Senegal bushbaby lives in the forests and grasslands in central Africa. Bushbabies therefore hardly ever come to the ground. They eat insects, small birds, eggs, fruits, seeds and flowers found in the trees. They also search for food in the dark and catch insects by grabbing them very quickly with one hand. They can see the insects well in the dark because of their large eyes. Senegal bushbabies weigh 95 to 300 grams, have 1 to 3 young and live to be 4 to 10 years old.
Habitat and threats
The Senegal bushbaby lives in the forests and grasslands in central Africa. As its name suggests, you can find the species in Senegal, but also in 23 other countries including Ghana, Nigeria, South Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia and Tanzania. The status of the Senegal bushbaby is safe.
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Species conservation in ZooParc Overloon
Fortunately, the status of the Senegal bushbaby is 'safe', but did you know that more than 4000 animal species are threatened with extinction? ZooParc cooperates with approximately 325 European zoos to protect and preserve these species. We form the EAZA: the European Zoo Association. With management programs (EEPs) together we ensure healthy reserve populations of species.
The Senegal bushbaby in ZooParc are also part of an EEP. Each EEP has a coordinator who maintains a studbook of species data and manages the zoo population. This means that the coordinator, together with a committee, gives advice on which animals are allowed to have offspring together and whether animals need to move to another zoo to do so. In this way, the chance of healthy offspring and thus keeping the species alive is greatest. On the signs in ZooParc you can recognize animals with an EEP by the logo of a rhino and her calf.