Angwantibo
The angwantibo ( Arctocebus calabarensis ), which is also called arctocèbe , is one of most singular African mammals the. It is a very primitive primate which was discovered in Cameroun in 1860.
It is an inhabitant of the large forests, which one vainly sought in the bush or savanna. He does not like the sun and flees bright light. Its exclusive field is the vault of the trees and it never goes down on the ground. Enough rare in the forests with persistent foliages, such that they exist in Zaire, the angwantibo is more frequent in the caducifoliées forests of the gulf of Guinea. Its food mode consists of tender foliage and varied fruits. It is fond of delicacies lawyers and bananas. He seeks also the soft larvae and the coleopters.
The conformation of its opposable fingers enables him to be clutched firmly with the branches. It advances indifferently on a branch or suspended below. Its very flexible and collected body ensures a great facility of movement to him. It is mainly active at the dawn and in the hours of the night. To sleep and rest, this primate suspends itself with a branch inclined by holding the head upwards.
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