Be Careful! Campaigners say slow lorises shouldn't be kept as pets

Slow lorises are nocturnal primates that belong to the genus Nycticebus. They have large eyes, round head, a narrow snout, and a variety of distinctive coloration patterns that are species-dependent. Their trunk is long and easily bent and have arms and legs nearly equal in length.

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The hands and feet of slow lorises have a number of adaptations that give them a pincer-like grip and permit them to clasp the branches for long time. They have a toxic bite which restraint the predators, and to protect their infants during grooming, this toxin is also applied to the fur.

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They move at a slow pace, making little or no noise, and when frightened, they stop moving and stand still. There is not much known about their social structure, but they are known to communicate by scent marking. Males are highly territorial. They breed slowly, and the infants at first parked on branches or carried by either parent.

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Their only documented predators apart from humans include snakes, changeable hawk-eagles and orangutans, although cats, civets and sun bears are suspected. They travel long distances at night in search of food. They feed on crickets and other live insects, as well as birds’ eggs, fruit and the sap of certain trees.

“Campaigners tells people the truth that slow lorises shouldn’t be kept as pets, treated like playthings and tickled.”

Their big brown eyes and soft fur make it look cute and cuddly in the eyes of a public. But when it is tickled, they raises their arms above the head, not because it is enjoying it but in an attempt to defend itself by accessing a venomous gland on the inside of its elbow.

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It is illegal in many countries to keep a loris as a pet. Most countries have rules against the purchase of exotic species (including the slow loris). Slow lorises are in serious danger of extinction, with the biggest threat to survival being the illegal trade in wildlife. Having a slow loris as a pet encourages the trade and therefore pushes these extraordinary animals closer to extinction.

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