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Article: EVEN BUSH BABIES HAVE TO GROW UP
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- The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
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- March 9, 1996
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The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
03-09-1996
EVEN BUSH BABIES HAVE TO GROW UP
Date: 03-09-1996, Saturday
Section: LIFESTYLE
Edition: All Editions -- Two Star B, Two Star P, One Star
Column: JUST DO IT!
Spring is coming, and you might want to celebrate by paying a visit
to the Bronx Zoo. You'll be able to welcome the zoo's latest arrivals --
bush baby brothers born Jan. 18 and now weighing in at a whopping 48
grams each.
These big-eyed primate youngsters -- native to the dense forests of
eastern and southern Africa -- look a bit like tiny kittens. Their name
perhaps derives from their plaintive cries or their infantile
appearance.
Bush babies, naked mole-rats, and other nocturnal creatures can be