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 ...

LONDON, UK / ACCESSWIRE / January 15, 2019 / Ten Critically Endangered Javan slow lorises are receiving intensive treatment at a specialist primate rehabilitation centre in West Java after being ...

Cambridge, UK, 26th May 2010—A study by researchers from Malaysia, Australia and the UK finds that levels of trade in Slow and Slender Lorises is at levels that may be detrimental to their survival.

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.

The tiny, adorable primates known as slow lorises look like living, breathing characters straight out of Dr. Seuss. Maybe that’s what inspires tens of millions of viewers around the world to watch a ...

A man from Taiwan is in custody after security officials discovered eight living animals hidden on his body in Thailand. The ...

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 8th January 2015—A little-known venomous primate may be heading towards extinction due to the high demand for its use in traditional medicine. Surveys conducted in early 2014 ...

Cute and fuzzy but also vicious and venomous, Javan slow lorises have been driven to the brink of extinction by habitat destruction and the illegal pet trade. The Little Fireface Project in West Java ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract A histological study of ovaries in three pairs of foetal and 67 pairs of postnatal slender lorises of different age groups ranging from ...