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- The slow loris is one of the rarest primates. Its close relatives are African bush babies.
- Slow loris may be slow, but they can travel about 5 miles overnight. For such a slow mammal, this is a long distance!
- The muscles of the Nycticebus species allow them to stay still for several hours at a time.
- The slow loris moves like a snake. This is because slow loris have more spine than other primates.
- The second toe of a slow loris is smaller than the other toes, making it easier to grasp.
- Among all primates, the bull-tailed monkey has the longest tongue. This tongue is used to drink nectar.
- The loris can inhabit up to 3,200 square feet-about 2 square miles! They can also have up to 60 different sleeping places!
- In parts of Asia, slow loris are believed to cure more than 100 diseases.
- Compared with other nocturnal creatures, slow loris are the slowest of all Nycticebus species, and their eyes have a reflective coating called tapetum. Animals like cats have this! Their eyes are the largest and most forward of all other primates.
- Slow loris have the ability to observe closely in complete darkness.
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