Gross anatomy of the hindlimb skeletal system of theGalago senegalensis

The saltatory type of movement of the Prosimian,Galago senegalensis or Lesser Bushbaby is consistent with the gross anatomy of the skeletal system of the hindlimbs. The ilium and foot are elongated as in the tarsius, another prosimian having a similar mode of locomotion. The length of the foot is due largely to an elongated navicular and calcaneus. Other details of the complete bony structure of the hindlimbs are described and compared with animals of the suborders Prosimii and Anthropoidea when such is appropriate.Support for this study was supplied by the Easter Seal Research Foundation of the National Society for Crippled Children and Adults, Inc. and USPHS grant NS08590.