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Slow
Loris
Nycticebus
coucang
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 Appearance
A plumper, shorter-limbed
animal than its relative the slender loris,
the slow loris is, however, similar in its habits.
A slow, but accomplished, climber, its hands
and feet are strong and capable of grasping
tightly. It can even hang by its feet. The thumb
and great toe are opposable to the other digits.
Body: 26 - 38 cm (10 1/4 - 15 in), tail: vestigial |
Description
It spends the day sleeping
up in a tree, its body rolled into a tight ball. |
Regions
S. and S.E. Asia: E. India
to Malaysia; Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Philippines
in dense rain forest |
Diet
At night, it feeds in
the trees on insects, bird's eggs, small birds
and shoots and fruit, seldom coming down to
the ground. |
Breeding
Breeding takes place at
any time of year, and 1 young, sometimes 2,
is born after a gestation of 193 days. Slow
lorises are thought to live in family groups. |
 Status
Wildlife Protection of
Thailand, Wildlife Preservation and Protection
Act 1992 |
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