What Do Colugos Eat?

Colugos are herbivores. They eat leaves, shoots, and fruit. Females give birth to a single baby. The baby clings to its mother's stomach as she moves from tree to tree.

How many babies can a colugo have?

Reproduction. Colugos of the Philippines generally mate in February, although the mating behavior of colugos throughout Southeast Asia can occur from January to March. After a two month pregnancy, the female gives birth to a single offspring. (Although, on rare occasions, colugo females have twins.)

What do Sunda colugos eat?

In general, the diet of the Sunda flying lemur consists mainly of leaves. It usually consumes leaves with less potassium and nitrogen-containing compounds, but with higher tannin. It also feeds on buds, shoots, coconut flowers, durian flowers, fruits, and sap from selected tree species.

Robert Thorne

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