One of the Milwaukee County Zoo's pygmy slow lorises looks out of the enclosure at the small mammals building. The animal is nicknamed "little fire face" because of the markings on their face. Last ...
The Memphis Zoo in Tennessee is celebrating a rare birth. The zoo recently announced the addition of a Pygmy Slow Loris, a super-rare, super-venomous primate. They even shared a video of the ...
They sleep during the day and forage at night. They can’t jump, but they’re excellent climbers. They have huge round eyes. And — unique among primates — they have a venomous bite. Meet slow lorises.
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Even the most obscure animals on the planet can teach us a lot about our environment, where we come from, and even who we are now. Stephanie Poindexter is an assistant professor at UB ...
Adult male slow loris showing venomous saliva. Source: Andrew Walmsley, used with permission. The slow loris seems adorable. But its puppy-dog eyes and charming face mask belie its wild nature: These ...
The animal was born Wednesday, Feb. 24 to 9-year-old mother Gouda and 9-year-old father Muenster. Zoo News: A pygmy slow loris was born on February 24 to 9-year-old mom, Gouda, and 9-year-old father, ...
The slow loris before he was caught. It was named ‘Krik’ which is one of the words used to describe the noises they make, kind of a clicking chirping noise. Photo courtesy of the Danau Girang Field ...
A video of a slow loris (a type of nocturnal strepsirrhine primate) being tickled became an online sensation shortly after it was posted to Vimeo in 2009: Although the actions depicted in this video, ...
Adult male slow loris showing venomous saliva. Source: Andrew Walmsley, used with permission. The slow loris seems adorable. But its puppy-dog eyes and charming face mask belie its wild nature: These ...