Thursday, October 16, 2008


LORIS

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Chordata
Mammalia
Primates
Lorisidae

Loris are lemur-like mammals of the forests of southern Asia. They are
closely related to the African angwantibo and potto. They have broad,
grasping hands and feet and they climb with a very slow hand-over-hand
movement. Loris are nocturnal and have big eyes to help them see in the
dark. Their diet consists of chiefly fruit and insects. They are solitary
animals and sleep rolled up in a ball. Like lemurs, they have a claw on the
second toe and comb-like front teeth. Both are used in grooming.

There are three species. The slender loris is found in southern India and
Sri Lanka. It is 10 to 16 in. (25 to 40 cm) long and is gray-brown with
black eye rings. The slow loris is plumper, with shorter, stouter limbs. It
ranges from India through Southeast Asia. Its color is a grayish-brown. The
lesser slow loris has less woolly hair and is only 8 to 10 in. (20 to 25
cm) long.



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