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Orangutans are primate-eaters too

  • 18-07-2012 12:16AM
    #1
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    They dine on slow lorises once in a while.

    http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn21364-vegetarian-orangutans-eat-worlds-cutest-animal.html

    Interestingly the slow loris is a poisonous primate. It produces a toxic substance from glands on its elbows and then licks its elbows (try doing that!) and spreads it all over its fur. Because it licks it, it also gets a toxic bite, which can cause swelling, pain and even severe allergic reactions to humans.

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