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How many babies does a Zanzibar bushbaby have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Zanzibar bushbabys are in a litter?

A Zanzibar bushbaby (Galagoides zanzibaricus) usually gives birth to around 1 babies.With 2 litters per year, that sums up to a yearly offspring of 2 babies.

Each of those little ones spend around 120 days as a fetus before they are released into the wild. Upon birth, they weight 14 grams (0.03 lbs) and measure 4.6 cm (0′ 2″). They are a member of the Galagonidae family (genus: Galagoides). An adult Zanzibar bushbaby grows up to a size of 12 cm (0′ 5″).

To have a reference: Humans obviously usually have a litter size of one ;). Their babies are in the womb of their mother for 280 days (40 weeks) and reach an average size of 1.65m (5′ 5″). They weight in at 62 kg (137 lbs), which is obviously highly individual, and reach an average age of 75 years.

The average litter size of a Zanzibar bushbaby is 1

The Zanzibar bushbaby, Matundu dwarf galago, Udzungwa bushbaby, or Zanzibar galago (Paragalago zanzibaricus) is a primate of the family Galagidae. An adult typically weighs 150 grams (5.3 oz), its head-body length is 14 to 15 centimetres (5.5 to 5.9 in) and its tail is between 12 and 15 centimetres (4.7 and 5.9 in) long. Like other species of galagos, its diet consists mainly of fruit, insects, and tree gums.It is the most widespread and abundant bushbaby in the coastal forests of Tanzania. It is thought to prefer the mid to high canopy of tropical coastal forest, submontane and lowland tropical forest. It has one or two young per year.There are two subspecies of this bushbaby:P. z. zanzibaricus, from ZanzibarP. z. udzungwensis, from mainland Tanzania

Other animals of the family Galagonidae

Zanzibar bushbaby is a member of the Galagonidae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Zanzibar bushbaby

Those animals also give birth to 1 babies at once:

Animals with the same weight as a Zanzibar bushbaby

What other animals weight around 148 grams (0.33 lbs)?