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One of a family Lemuridaelig of nocturnal mammals allied to the monkeys but of small size and having a sharp and foxlike muzzle and large eyes They feed upon birds insects and fruit and are mostly natives of Madagascar and the neighboring islands one genus Galago occurring in Africa The slow lemur or kukang of the East Indies is Nycticebus tardigradus See Galago Indris and Colugo