TNPSC Thervupettagam

Slow Loris – Assam

August 30 , 2024 4 hrs 0 min 23 0
  • A slow loris was rescued in Shantipur, near the Chirang-Bhutan border.
  • This marks the first known instance of this elusive primate being spotted in the region.
  • There are nine species of slow loris.
  • They found exclusively in the South and Southeast Asia.
  • Slow lorises are the world’s only venomous primates.
  • Bengal slow loris (Nycticebus Bengalensis) is listed as Endangered in the IUCN Red List.

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