

- Oct 7, 2018
- 6 min
Slow Loris Quickly Disappearing
Just a few years ago the slow loris (Nycticebus family) was an obscure creature that only primatology experts knew about. Now these Ewok like creatures have shot to international fame via social media. ‘Cute’ YouTube videos of loris gave the creature overnight fame, unfortunately for the loris this fame has led to significant problems for these species. International pet trade for loris species, harvest for traditional medicine and increasing habitat destruction are causing l
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