Slow Loris
The slow loris is a nocturnal primate native to Southeast Asia. There are at least eight valid species of slow lorises. Like other members of the family Lorisidae, slow lorises have a toxic bite.
The slow loris is a nocturnal primate native to Southeast Asia. There are at least eight valid species of slow lorises. Like other members of the family Lorisidae, slow lorises have a toxic bite.
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Slow Loris - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Slow lorises are a group of several species of nocturnal strepsirrhine primates which make up the genus Nycticebus. Found in Southeast Asia and bordering 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.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slow_loris -
Venomous Slow Loris May Have Evolved To Mimic Cobras - Popular Science
What's slow, fuzzy, and deadly like a cobra? The slow loris, of course! Researchers are arguing that these endangered Asian primates evolved to mimic venomous snakes.http://www.popsci.com/article/science/venomous-slow-loris-may-have-evolved-mimic-cobras -
BBC Nature - Slow Lorises Videos, News and Facts
Slow lorises are a group of primates from southeast Asia and possess a very rare trait for a mammal - a toxic bite.http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/life/Slow_loris -
Nycticebus javanicus (Javan Slow Loris) - IUCN
Find information and population statistics about the Javan Slow Loris from IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/39761/0 -
Loris - Primate Group - Britannica
Any of about eight species of tailless or short-tailed South and Southeast Asian forest primate s. Lorises are arboreal and nocturnal, curling up to sleep by day.http://www.britannica.com/animal/loris-primate-group -
Loris - Slow and Slender, They Like Gum - FactZoo
Loris may move slowly or creep although they can move quickly to grab prey with their long arms and big eyes.http://www.factzoo.com/mammals/loris.html -
Pet Slow Loris Tickling Videos Are Torture, Claims New Animal Charity Campaign
Those videos of people tickling their pet slow lorises are ADORABLE right?You might not think so for much longer. A UK charity is now campaigning to reveal the horrifying cruelty behind the tradehttp://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/06/09/pet-slow-loris-tickling-videos-torture-animal-charity-campaign_n_7544348.html -
Are Slow Lorises Really Venomous? - Primatology
Slow loris by Frans Lanting. Photo from The Guardian. I must say, the idea of venomous primates never crossed my mind. While venomous species do exist in mammals, it is much more common in insects, reptiles and fishes.https://primatology.net/2010/10/19/are-slow-lorises-really-venomous/
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| Sunda slow loris Nycticebus coucang | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Strepsirrhini |
| Family: | Lorisidae |
| Subfamily: | Lorinae |
| Genus: | Nycticebus É. Geoffroy, 1812[1] |
| Type species | |
| Tardigradus coucang[2]
Boddaert, 1785
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| Distribution of Nycticebus and Xanthonycticebus red = X. pygmaeus; blue = N. bengalensis; brown = N. bancanus, N. borneanus, N. coucang, N. javanicus, N. kayan & N. menagensis | |
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Slow Loris - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Slow lorises are a group of several species of nocturnal strepsirrhine primates which make up the genus Nycticebus. Found in Southeast Asia and bordering 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.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slow_loris -
Venomous Slow Loris May Have Evolved To Mimic Cobras - Popular Science
What's slow, fuzzy, and deadly like a cobra? The slow loris, of course! Researchers are arguing that these endangered Asian primates evolved to mimic venomous snakes.http://www.popsci.com/article/science/venomous-slow-loris-may-have-evolved-mimic-cobras -
BBC Nature - Slow Lorises Videos, News and Facts
Slow lorises are a group of primates from southeast Asia and possess a very rare trait for a mammal - a toxic bite.http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/life/Slow_loris -
Nycticebus javanicus (Javan Slow Loris) - IUCN
Find information and population statistics about the Javan Slow Loris from IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/39761/0 -
Loris - Primate Group - Britannica
Any of about eight species of tailless or short-tailed South and Southeast Asian forest primate s. Lorises are arboreal and nocturnal, curling up to sleep by day.http://www.britannica.com/animal/loris-primate-group -
Loris - Slow and Slender, They Like Gum - FactZoo
Loris may move slowly or creep although they can move quickly to grab prey with their long arms and big eyes.http://www.factzoo.com/mammals/loris.html -
Pet Slow Loris Tickling Videos Are Torture, Claims New Animal Charity Campaign
Those videos of people tickling their pet slow lorises are ADORABLE right?You might not think so for much longer. A UK charity is now campaigning to reveal the horrifying cruelty behind the tradehttp://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/06/09/pet-slow-loris-tickling-videos-torture-animal-charity-campaign_n_7544348.html -
Are Slow Lorises Really Venomous? - Primatology
Slow loris by Frans Lanting. Photo from The Guardian. I must say, the idea of venomous primates never crossed my mind. While venomous species do exist in mammals, it is much more common in insects, reptiles and fishes.https://primatology.net/2010/10/19/are-slow-lorises-really-venomous/
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| Sunda slow loris Nycticebus coucang | |
| Scientific classification |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Strepsirrhini |
| Family: | Lorisidae |
| Subfamily: | Lorinae |
| Genus: | Nycticebus É. Geoffroy, 1812[1] |
| Type species | |
| Tardigradus coucang[2]
Boddaert, 1785
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| Distribution of Nycticebus and Xanthonycticebus red = X. pygmaeus; blue = N. bengalensis; brown = N. bancanus, N. borneanus, N. coucang, N. javanicus, N. kayan & N. menagensis | |
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