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The red slender loris can only be found in the south-western portion of Sri Lanka. They prefer lowland rainforests, tropical rainforests, and inter-monsoon forests. There are 2 known subspecies: L. t. nycticeboides and L. t. tardigradus. Sadly, these beautiful creatures are threatened by habitat loss at the hands of residential […]

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The Bengal slow loris, aka northern slow loris, hails from the Indian subcontinent and Indochina. They are the largest species of slow loris known. They prefer evergreen forests, deciduous forests, and rainforests with dense canopies. Like all slow loris species, they are listed as Endangered by the IUCN. This is […]

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The pygmy slow loris is an adorable critter that can be found near the Mekong River, in eastern Cambodia, Laos, and the Yunnan province in the south of China. They prefer primary and secondary rainforests, evergreen forests, degraded habitats, and bamboo thickets. Due to habitat destruction, hunting, and trapping these […]

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The loris is a species of tree dwelling primate residing in tropical rainforests, semi-deciduous forests, scrub forests, swamps, and even suburban gardens of Southeast Asia, India, and Sri Lanka. These beautiful, slow-moving primates are the only known primate that is both poisonous and venomous. Their careful movements mimic that of […]

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