Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Pottos

I ran across these critters on my trivia site and of course had to check them out,I had never heard of them before.
Pottos inhabit the canopy of the rain forest in tropical Africa,from Guinea to Kenya and Uganda into the north of the Democratic Republic of Congo. They are nocturnal and arboreal,sleeping during the day and almost never leaving the trees.
File:PottoCincyZoo.jpg Pottos grow to a length of 1 foot-1.3 feet,their maximum weight is 1.7-3.7 pounds. Pottos have an odor that some have likened to curry. Their diet consists of mainly fruit,but they also eat tree gums and insects. Pottos mate face to face while hanging upside down from a branch.

Potto emerging from daytime resting hole in tree

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