Editing Galago (section)

== Behaviour ==

Generally, the social structure of the galago has components of both social life and solitary life. This can be seen in their play. They swing off branches or climb high and throw things. Social play includes play fights, play grooming, and following-play. During following-play, two galagos  jump sporadically and chase each other through the trees. The older galagos in a group prefer to rest alone, while younger ones are in constant contact with one another.<ref name="daily life">{{cite journal |last=Witt |first=Cornelia |title=Preliminary observations on the social behaviour of the greater galago, ''Galago agisymbanus'' Coquerel, 1859, in captivity |journal=Anthropologischer Anzeiger |pages=193–203 |date=September 1982 |jstor=29539363 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/29539363 }}</ref> This is observed in the ''Galago garnetti'' species. Mothers often leave infants alone for long periods and do not try to stop them from leaving. On the other hand, the offspring tries to stay close to, and initiate social interactions with the mother.<ref>{{Cite journal |title=Mother-Infant Interactions in Captive Thick-Tailed Galagos (''Galago garnetti'') |last1=Ehrlich |first1=Annette |date=1990 |journal=Journal of Mammalogy |doi=10.2307/1382168 |last2=MacBride |first2=Lynn |volume=71 |issue=2 |pages=198–204 |jstor=1382168}}</ref>

Grooming is a very important part of galago daily life. They often groom themselves before, during, and after rest. [[Social grooming]] is done more often by males in the group. Females often reject attempts by males to groom them.<ref name="daily life"/>