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Usually Bärenmaki ( Arctocebus calabarensis )

The Ordinary Bärenmaki ( Arctocebus calabarensis ) is a primate of the family of Loris ( Lorisidae ).

Features

Ordinary Bärenmakis reach a body length 23-31 centimeters, a tail does not exist. The weight is about 0.3 to 0.5 kilograms. Their fur is yellow-brown at the top, the underside is almost white. The head is darker than the rest of the body, along the nose extending a white stripe. The Ordinary Bärenmaki is the only primate with a fully developed nictitating membrane. The second finger is shortened as with all Loris, the hands are adapted to a secure grip in the branches.

Distribution and habitat

Ordinary Bärenmakis are located in the central Africa, their range includes the southeastern Nigeria and western Cameroon. The river Sanaga forms the border of its distribution area, east of it survived the Golden Bärenmaki. Habitat of this species are tropical forests, they prefer it with dense undergrowth lined forest types such as secondary forests.

Lifestyle and diet

These primates are nocturnal and arboreal, during the day they sleep in dense vegetation concealed. At night, they go in search of food, while they move like all Loris with slow, careful movements continue with their specialized hands they keep themselves safe on the branches firmly. They live solitary, but the area of a male overlaps with the two to three females.

Ordinary Bärenmakis eat mainly insects, such as caterpillars or moths. Fruits supplement the diet.

Reproduction

The male mates with all the females, whose territories overlap with his, mating occurs head down hanging from a branch. After 131 - to 136 -day gestation period is usually a single young is born. This first clings on the mother's abdomen firmly, after three to four months it is weaned. Sexual maturity occurs at around 8 to 10 months.

Endangering

The main threats to the ordinary Bärenmaki represent the destruction of their habitat and hunting for their meat dar. Because of their ability to live in partially cleared forests, they are less threatened than other African primates. The IUCN lists the species as " not at risk " ( least concern ).

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