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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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