A never-ending fascination for the slow loris, a nocturnal primate native to Southeast Asia, drives Stephanie Poindexter’s research into conservation of the endangered species. Several drawings in ...

This story appears in the October 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. After videos of slow lorises being tickled and fed rice balls in captivity swept the Internet, the wide-eyed animals ...

The animal kingdom is home to some truly slow-moving creatures that take life at a leisurely pace. The slowest animal in the ...

Researchers spent two years documenting the island’s wildlife through a variety of methods — and their efforts paid off.

This designation comes with a degree of caution. Yes, monkeys, like the capuchin and slow loris, are excessively cute. However, seeing as one has the ability to scratch and bite, and the others ...

Slow lorises (above) are the only venomous primates. They have become an internet sensation thanks to videos of them raising their arms to be 'tickled'. However, a slow loris with its arms raised is ...

The venom of a slow loris can cause a response similar to an allergic reaction, including rashes, trouble breathing, and a potentially deadly drop in blood pressure ...

The released animals include one Hatinh langur (Trachypithecus hatinhensis), two Keeled box turtles (Cuora mouhotii), two ...

Two of London Zoo's smallest primates have had a special trip to the dentist. Five-year-old Endangered pygmy slow loris Ernest and black-capped squirrel monkey Nuka were brought into the ...

One video was viewed over 400,000 times in one day; we couldn’t get enough. When cute is a curse Slow lorises are small primates. The 5 species of slow loris currently recognised are adapted to ...

A Sunda slow loris, or Nycticebus coucang, seen on Ko Pha Ngan. Photo from Cook-Price, Petko, Makchai, Artchawakom and Suwanwaree (2025) The second most commonly seen animal was the Sunda slow ...