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New Species of Slow Loris Discovered

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  • #2
    Hollzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 354 ✭✭Hollzy


    I love slow lorises! :) Does anyone know what the name of the article regarding this from the American Journal of Primatology is?


  • #3
    F.R.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 334 ✭✭F.R.


    Doesn't seem to be available online yet.

    Taxonomy of the Bornean Slow Loris, with New Species Nycticbus Kayan (Priamtes Lorisdae).
    R. Munds, S. Ford, K.A.I. Nekaris.
    American Journal of Primatology, December 2012


  • #4
    Galvasean
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,746 ✭✭✭✭Galvasean


    F.R. wrote: »
    Cute and venomous

    Bit like my ex so.


  • #5
    steddyeddy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,565 ✭✭✭✭steddyeddy


    Chances are the new species was discovered by Professor Anna Nekaris or by one of her phd students. Anna is a loris expert and has published more papers on the creatures than any other zoologist. She is also combating the illegal loris pet trade. Some people even put up youtube videos of their pet lorises and were caught in the process. Most loris species actually secrete a poison from their elbows and dont have an inherently venomous bite as the article suggests.


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