What can I say. It's Sunday, so here's a cute video clip of a slow loris who loves getting tickled (see how sad it gets when the tickling stops?) Hit play or go to Link [YouTube] - via Arbroath
Slow lorises can produce a toxin which they mix with their saliva and use as protection against enemies. Mothers will lick this toxin onto their offspring before leaving them to search for food. The toxin is produced by glands on the insides of their elbows - the branchial region. The lorises lick or suck it into their mouths and deliver it when they bite. The toxin is not known to be fatal to humans, but causes a painful swelling. If the toxin does not deter a predator, the slow loris will often drop from the branch to the ground and roll into a protective ball.
The Slow Loris is a threatened species and is illegal to own as a pet. They're teeth are usually ripped out with pliers to make them suitable pets but they often die due to neglect and infection. They're export from Indonesia is illegal but enforcement is lax.
Cute as they are, they should not be promoted as pets and I am disappointed that Neatorama would help publicize them as pets.
maybe a zookeeper took it home. let's be positive! anyways i kept thinking about televangelists the whole time i watched the video (with sound off). wonder why?
That is the sweetest face and the most tender little animal I have ever seen. First time I see one. I hope he gets the protection he needs in his habitat. As for this little one, his family seems to very loving.
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Cute as they are, they should not be promoted as pets and I am disappointed that Neatorama would help publicize them as pets.
n d cruelty to them are horrifying, they are mild creatures but once tehy hit puberty..bam! they go crazy