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The Javan slow loris weighs between 565 and 687 g (1.25 and 1.51 lb) [14] and is similar in appearance to the largest slow loris, the Bengal slow loris. Its face and back are marked with a distinct stripe that runs over the crown and forks, leading to the eyes and ears, which leaves a white diamond pattern on the forehead. [ 15 ]
Most lorisoids do not have population estimates, but the ones that do range from 40 mature individuals to 500,000. Six species are categorized as endangered : the Bengal , pygmy , Sumatran , and Sunda slow lorises , the red slender loris , and the Rondo dwarf galago .
These estimates indicated that the Javan slow loris was the most threatened by habitat loss, followed by the Sunda slow loris from Sumatra. ... the population has ...
Endangered species include the Javan slow loris — the world’s only venomous primate — the Javan leaf monkey, the Javan leopard, whose total population numbers less than 250, and the Javan hawk-eagle and Javan silvery gibbon. The park has a rehabilitation center for silvery gibbons that have been rescued from the illegal wildlife trade.
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[127] [129] A more detailed study of another Sunda slow loris population in 2002 and 2003 showed different dietary proportions, consisting of 43.3% gum, 31.7% nectar, 22.5% fruit, and just 2.5% arthropods and other animal prey. [127] The most common dietary item was nectar from flowers of the Bertram palm (Eugeissona tristis). [127]
The zoo explains on their Facebook post, "Slow clap for our Small Mammal House team, who welcomed a pair of pygmy slow loris babies March 21! They are the first of their endangered species born at ...
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