Slow loris

Slow Lauris is one of the Lorissidae family, which includes Lauris, Gallus and Potash. It consists of 9 species and more than 25 species, found in Sub-Saharan Africa, South India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia and Southwest China.

About Slow Lauris

- Slow loris have a tail either very short or completely absent, their heads and eyes are round, with little ears almost completely hidden from the fur, the front and the back of the loris are almost equal in length, has very strong toes, A strong grip on either of the hands or feet for amazing long periods of time.

- Slow loris is a dendritic and nightly object, as it sleeps in the day in the hollow trees, the cracks of trees or branches, and they usually sleep in a ball, their heads tucked under their arms, and when they move, they do so with slowly rolling movements, They can move quickly if disturbed, but do not jump.

Facts About Slow Lores

- In North America, there are approximately 30 slow lories in captivity, no longer the DLC featuring any slow lauris, slow loris mass feed at night, and stealthily move through the dark, as with other lorries, these species are tree nutrients prefer Fodder alone, these carnivorous animals, eat many different types of plant and animal material, and fruit make up more than 50% of food, but insects and small prey are also valuable food (constituting about 30% of food).

- Slow loris uses an acute sense of smell to locate a prey in the dark. Because it is larger and more widespread than simple loris, the slow larynx obtains its protein from a wider variety of meat sources. Apart from insects, it is known to eat mollusks and eggs Lizards, birds, and even small mammals. While these species may seem very slow, they are able to walk with short strides of very rapid movement when prey is caught.

- Slow loris communicate with each other by marking the urine, which is a process that they excite on their hands and then wipe them on the branches (also thought to make their hands sticky and thus allow them to understand better), and urine marks appear to convey messages Important to others, in addition to distinguishing each area of ​​the animals, so that people do not intersect almost with the tracks, and Lauris slow can produce a variety of sounds.

- Slow loris occupy a wide range across South Asia and western Indonesia, including parts of India, Myanmar, China, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Indonesia. They are usually found in high trees in tropical rainforests, favoring low warm areas of less than 1,300 meters Feet) in altitude, and slow loris may be the most adapted to the lorees, where they are located near the boundaries of rainforests where there are more vertical pillars and more insect prey.

Due to their nightly life and politically restricted restrictions, it was difficult to determine the number of slow lotuses in the wild. We also know that they face the consequences of widespread environmental destruction. In Indonesia, two thirds of animal habitats are thought to have been lost due to logging and plantations, In southeast China to reduce the number of people there to only a few hundred, moreover, slow loris are threatened by fishermen, who praise them for their fur and use in traditional medicine.

Reproduction at slow loris

- Slow loris reproduce every 12 to 18 months, at a time of year when seasonal food levels rise to the limit. Females may come in at any time of the year, and when they are in the euphoria they make frequent high-pitched sounds to attract their companion. After the 191-day gestation period, females give birth to one or two offspring, and births often occur in the animal's nest, but sometimes occur in the open.

- Infants are always present in the nest while the mother comes with food. Newborn infants have gray bodies and white silver hands with long fur that disappears in 11 weeks. If possible, slow lauris can produce ultrasound to alert their parents.

- It is assumed that adult lauris can produce poisonous saliva, lick young people to protect them from predators, and in 11 weeks, children's coats become darker to adult colors, and weaning is done at six months of age, reaching the stage Sexual maturity between 17 and 21 months, and because they live in groups and are not widely distributed across the world, it has historically been difficult to study their social behavior. However, many studies have been conducted and are now invaluable sources of information.

- Males and females are usually fed separately, and only gather for mating. Females leave their young behind when they venture to look for food. Slow loris are a solitary species, although sometimes family groups have been found, and Males are suspected to have a larger group of households than females, and they are significantly more regionally.