Editing Galago (section)

== Relationship with humans ==

The name “bush baby” also refers to a myth that is used to scare children to stay indoors at night.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pulse.ng/lifestyle/food-travel/africa-horrifying-myths-and-legends-from-across-the-continent/25m9w1v|title=Horrifying myths and legends from across the continent|last=Onyeakagbu|first=Adaobi|website=Pulse|date=19 July 2018|access-date=17 September 2019}}</ref> Their baby-like cry<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://edwinmadu.com/scary-nigerian-urban-legends-bush-baby-aa243b5ceeb2|title=Scary Nigerian Urban Legends- Bush Baby |date=2 August 2013 |work=The Stoic by Edwin Madu |access-date=18 October 2018}}</ref> is most likely the basis of the myth, about a powerful animal that can kidnap humans. It is also said that wild bush babies/galagos in Nigeria can never be found dead on plain ground. Rather, they make a nest of sticks, leaves or branches to die in. Endangerment of the species in sub-Saharan Africa has made this claim difficult to verify.