Tiniest Bush Baby Found In the Road

He has a family of his own now. Watch Pebble, this newborn bush baby, transform into a ball of fluff and join his friends in the wild!

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00:00He was found out in the open, lying on the ground, in an urban area.

00:05He was the smallest bush baby I've ever seen.

00:08He only weighed 9 grams when he came in.

00:11Initially, I was quite concerned because he was so small.

00:15After about a week or two, he started growing really nicely.

00:19He almost doubled in weight and he was drinking really well

00:22and looking strong and moving around.

00:24So by that point, I felt a lot more optimistic that he was going to make it.

00:27He was alone for quite a while, which is unfortunate for them because they are fairly social

00:31and it's really good for them to have siblings to grow up with.

00:34Around two to three weeks old, he started getting more adventurous and exploring a bit more.

00:43Because they're primates, they have hands that look very similar to ours,

00:46but they've got very powerful hind legs.

00:48They can jump very far distances, especially for their small size.

00:52I'd already had Pebble for about three months when he went to his soft release.

00:58They need time to adjust and learn skills like hunting insects before they can actually be fully released.

01:05So we put them up in a big enclosure outside in the bush.

01:10He is now in a group of five and they're all getting on very well.

01:19They all sleep together in a tiny little house during the day,

01:22even though they have lots of sleeping options.

01:24Once they go off in spring, they should form a little family group

01:28and they should start breeding.