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Slow lorises are a group of several species of nocturnal strepsirrhine primates that make up the genus Nycticebus.Found in Southeast Asia and nearby areas, they range from Bangladesh and Northeast India in the west to the Sulu Archipelago in the Philippines in the east, and from Yunnan province in China in the north to the island of Java in the south.
Slow lorises (of the genera Nycticebus and Xanthonycticebus [21]) are accepted as the only known venomous primate. [20] Slow loris venom was known in folklore in their host countries throughout southeast Asia for centuries, but dismissed by Western science until the 1990s. [20] There are nine recognised species of this small-bodied nocturnal ...
Deforestation is a threat to slow lorises throughout their range. By 2001, mainland Southeast Asia had lost much of its forest cover. Slow lorises are threatened by deforestation and the wildlife trade, which includes the exotic pet trade, traditional medicine, and bushmeat.
A baby slow loris named Pasar was recently rescued from the cruel reality of the wildlife trade on the streets of Jakarta, Indonesia. Rescued wide-eyed slow loris staring at caretaker will melt ...
Monotremes have venomous spurs used to avoid predation [68] and slow lorises (Primates: Nycticebus) produce venom which appears to be effective at deterring both predators and parasites. [69] It has also been demonstrated that physical contact with a slow loris (without being bitten) can cause a reaction in humans – acting as a contact poison ...
Slow lorises are one of the world's only venomous mammals, and have been known to use their venom to attack each other. To understand how slow lorises use their venom, Nekaris used radio collars to track Javan slow lorises, and spent 8 years monitoring their behaviour. They captured the slow lorises and analysed their bite wounds, finding the ...
The Smithsonian Zoo Facebook post explains, "Slow lorises are the only venomous primate! Located in their arm glands, the venom—combined with enzymes in their saliva—can produce a painful bite ...
The Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand has stepped in to rescue an abused Bengal slow loris who was likely used as a prop in tourist selfies. Slow loris likely used for selfies had his teeth clipped