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. When 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}}</ref> This is observed in the ''Galago garnetti'' species. Mothers often leave infants alone for long periods of time and do not attempt to stop infants from leaving them. On the opposite hand, the offspring tries to stay close to the mother and initiates actions of maintaining close proximity and activating social interactions with the mother.<ref>{{Cite journal|url = |title = Mother-Infant Interactions in Captive Thick-Tailed Galagos (''Galago garnetti'')|last = Ehrlich|first = Annette|date = 1990|journal = Journal of Mammalogy|doi = 10.2307/1382168|pmid = |access-date = |last2 = MacBride|first2 = Lynn|volume = 71|pages = 198–204}}</ref>
