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Southern lesser galago (Galago moholi)

Nash - moholi

Repetitive caller

Social cohesion

0701

Barks Mookgophong (Naboomspruit), South Africa
By S. Bearder
Advertising and re-assembly call of both males and females: Double or triple notes given in regular series of very variable length. Each individual sounds different in tone and intensity
0702

Barks Mookgophong (Naboomspruit), South Africa
By S. Bearder
Advertising and re-assembly call of both males and females: Double or triple notes given in regular series of very variable length. Each individual sounds different in tone and intensity
0703

Hoots South Africa
By Andresson
Given by males when approaching females
 0704  
Infant crackles South Africa
By Andresson
 

Anxiety and alarm

0705

Sneeze or ft South Africa
By Andresson
Lowest intensity anxiety or curiosity
0706

Sneeze or ft South Africa
By Andresson
Lowest intensity anxiety or curiosity
0707

Shivering stutter South Africa
By Andresson
Rapid knocking BBBBBB. Mild alarm
0708

Explosive coughs or chow-ha South Africa
By Andresson
 
0709

Clucks South Africa
By Andresson
 
0710

Gewhits South Africa
By Andresson
 
 0711

 Yaps Mookgophong (Naboomspruit), South Africa
By P. Honess
Series of single units repeated for up to an hour
 0712

 Yaps South Africa
By Andresson
Series of single units repeated for up to an hour
 0713

Whistles or phew-ha with yaps South Africa
By Andresson
Plaintive descending whistles
0714

Whistles or phew-ha with yaps Mookgophong (Naboomspruit), South Africa
By S. Bearder
Plaintive descending whistles
0715

Wails South Africa
By Andresson
 
0716

Caws South Africa
By Andresson
 

Agonistic contact

0717

Grunts with yaps Mookgophong (Naboomspruit), South Africa
By S. Bearder
 
0718

Spits and grunts South Africa
By Andresson
 
0719

Groan South Africa
By Andresson
 
0720

Fighting chatter South Africa
By Andresson
Mixed calls during chasing and fighting
0721

Scream South Africa
By Andresson
 
0722

Scream South Africa
By Andresson
 
0723

High scream South Africa
By Andresson
 
0724

Rasp South Africa
By Andresson
Given by an aggressive female prior to attack

 

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    Anton

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    Thanks for these sounds very helpful. Unfortunately I don’t think I’ve heard them in the wild or recognised them if I have. I was keen to hear them as my family saw what by their description could only have been a Galago moholi. “Fluffy, big eyed, little gremlin” leaping repetitively up against my bedroom wall towards the light fixture after insects. I didn’t know I had these or that they even existed as far South as Port Edward Natal. Maybe its been introduced? I haven’t heard any of these sound there either in fact…..just this eye witness account. Over the years I’ve planted a little coastal forest including many other South African trees and “Acacias”. Since then I have a resident troop of Samango monkeys, Vervit monkeys and have even heard baboons barking at dusk, rather too close by for comfort, so maybe its not entirely impossible to find a lesser bush baby?

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      Yvonne de Jong

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      Hi! So sorry for my late reply but we were in the field for some weeks. Thank you very much for your interesting primate information from Port Edward Natal. To my best knowledge there are no reports of Southern lesser galago from that area. The galago that occurs in the area is the large-eared greater galago (Otolemur crassicaudatus)….possibly you saw those? They are quite a bit larger than Galago moholi. You find their calls and images on this website. Well done on planting trees and for protecting primate habitat! Do you have good photos of Samango and vervets? Thank you! Yvonne

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