galeo-pithecus

Updated: June 22, 2025

The little one had escaped injury; indeed, the mother was evidently still alive. Mr Hooker at once recognised it as a flying lemur, the learned name for which is Galeo-pithecus. Ali having covered up its head, undertook to carry it home, as Mr Hooker hoped it would recover.

William Henry Giles Kingston - In the Eastern Seas