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  Slow loris - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The slow lorises are three species of loris and are classified as the genus Nycticebus.
Slow lorises can produce a toxin which they mix with their saliva and use as protection against enemies.
Slow lorises are happenstance carnivores, typically eating insects, bird eggs and small vertebrates.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Slow_loris   (356 words)

  
 Slow Loris (Nycticebus coucang)
Daschbach, N.J., Schein, M.W., and Haines, D.E. Vocalizations of the slow loris, Nycticebus coucang (Primates, Lorisidae).
Ehrlich, A. Behavioral characteristics of the slow loris, galago, and rhesus monkey.
Izard, M.K., Weisenseel, K.A., and Ange, R.L. Reproduction in the slow loris (Nycticebus coucang).
members.tripod.com /uakari/nycticebus_coucang.html   (2522 words)

  
 SOUTERN | slow Loris > biography
During the first week of 1996 Slow Loris again returned to the studio to record their third release, "Ten Commandments and Two Territiories" which was released on Southern Records in the fall of 1996.
Slow Loris was born in the studio but not of the studio.
Slow Loris is not a group satisfied with simply going through the motions when it comes to music.
www.southern.com /southern/band/SLOWL/biog.html   (453 words)

  
 Slow Loris   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The slow loris found in Thailand, Nycticebus Coucang, can be distinguished from all other Lorisidae by the dark stripe down the back and the relatively large size (head and body over 300mm).
Lorises are slow and deliberate climbers usually moving only one limb at a time, while maintaining their grip with the other three extremities.
When stalking, a loris stands erect, with both feet firmly gripping a branch, throwing the body forward while maintaining its grip and grabbing its prey with both hands.
www.warthai.org /animals/loris.htm   (381 words)

  
 Slow Loris Research
The Slow Loris name might come from the Dutch word "lores' which means 'sluggish', which quite amply reflects Elvie as she moves slowly up your arm towards the golden chalis of a honey dipped banana.
The slow loris, however, has several subspecies, some of which may ultimately be proven to be species in their own right.
The slow lorises range from dark grey to whitish (typified by the Vietnamese populations) but may also be orangy brown (typified by the Malaysian populations).
www.kingsnake.com /toxinology/loris/slow_loris.html   (1749 words)

  
 Slow Loris   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
plumper, shorter-limbed animal than its relative the slender loris, the slow loris is, however, similar in its habits.
A slow, but accomplished, climber, its hands and feet are strong and capable of grasping tightly.
Slow lorises are thought to live in family groups.
www.mbgnet.net /sets/rforest/animals/loris.htm   (137 words)

  
 DLC: Animals: Pygmy Slow Loris: Printer-Friendly Version
Pygmy slow lorises are one of three species of loris maintained at the Lemur Center (the others are slow and slender lorises).
The slow loris (Nycticebus coucang) lives in the same area, and is similar in behavior to the pygmy loris.
The reproductive habits of the pygmy slow loris are very similar to those of the slow loris.
primatecenter.duke.edu /animals/pygmyslowloris/print.php   (1147 words)

  
 Pueblo Zoo Lesser Slow Loris   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Slow lorises are arboreal primates, occupying the canopies of the Malayan rainforest.
Slow lorises are nocturnal predators and feed mainly on insects, bird eggs, and young birds or sleeping birds and mammals.
Slow lorises may not be swift, but they are accomplished climbers and are able to hang from branches by their feet alone.
www.pueblozoo.org /archives/may05/feature.htm   (845 words)

  
 Slow Loris at
Slow Loris were very active this year, providing music for the Barn Dance on Saturday night, as well as leading the music for the gathering at the end of the procession on Sunday, and doing a song set.
Loris sailed through their repertoire - there was a definite nautical feel to the first half - paying tribute to Martin's skill as a guitarist and praising his new-found ability to sing.
Slow Loris performed three superlative programmed sets in three different venues over the weekend, as well as one impromptu acoustic session.
www.slowloris.co.uk /Reviews.htm   (1491 words)

  
 slow loris, independent music, ireland.
slow loris is a small independent label based in dublin, ireland.
slow loris slo 06 was a free compilation cdr and is no longer available.
To join the slow loris mailing list, send an email to slowlorislabel@hotmail.com, with 'subscribe' in the title.
www.stevefanagan.com /aboutslowloris.htm   (132 words)

  
 Slow Loris - Picture - MSN Encarta
The slow loris makes its home in the trees of eastern India and Malaysia.
The nocturnal animal is named for its steady, deliberate movement along branches.
Without a tail for support, the loris uses its opposable thumbs and large toes to anchor itself in the trees.
encarta.msn.com /media_461538553/Slow_Loris.html   (46 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Slow Loris: Books: Alexis Deacon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
K Up-By day, a slow loris (an animal native to southern Asia) leads a quiet, some would say completely boring, existence in a zoo.
SLOW LORIS is a wonderfully illustrated and engaging book.
During the day, the slow loris moves very slowly (boring those zoo viewers that see him - takes him an hour to scratch his bottom), but at night he's a fast moving uber-animal.
www.amazon.ca /Slow-Loris-Alexis-Deacon/dp/0099414260   (867 words)

  
 Untitled Document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The slow loris has a wide variety of calls: grunts, growls, chirps and whistles, some at ultrasonic frequencies.
Slow lorises are not endangered, with about 1 million left in the wild, many in protected areas.
Slender loris newborns are more helpless than other lorises because the gestation period for the slender loris is about 1 month shorter.
www.szgdocent.org /resource/pp/p-loris2.htm   (736 words)

  
 Pygmy slow loris
When food is sighted, the loris grips the branch tightly with its hind feet while holding its body and front legs upright and away from the branch, before lunging forward with its body and front legs, grasping the prey in the tight grip of the front paws.
Eventually the young loris is able to follow its parent while she feeds.
The name 'loris' is thought to be derived from the Dutch word 'loeres' meaning 'sluggish'; or perhaps from the term used by old Holland seafarers 'loeris' which means 'clown'.
www.bristolzoo.org.uk /learning/animals/mammals/pygmy-loris   (524 words)

  
 Slow Loris Skull
Slow Loris Skull - The two species of slow loris, Nycticebus pygmaeus and Nycticebus coucang, are both native to southeast Asia.
Slow loris are omnivores and will eat snails, insects, small vertebrates and fruits.
The slow loris gets its name from its slow, deliberate movement, but can be surprisingly quick when grabbing prey.
www.skullsunlimited.com /slow_loris_skull.html   (108 words)

  
 loris-conservation.org, homepage - links
The database is supposed to contribute to protection of loris and potto populations in the wild, to pure breeding of correctly identified stock and adequate care in captivity, and as a general support for researchers and other interested users.
Highland slender loris ; highland Ceylon slender loris.
Name Loris derived from the dutch word loeris clown which itself is derived from the french lourd and the latin luridus meaning wan.
www.loris-conservation.org   (1909 words)

  
 Nycticebus sp., slow loris distribution maps, locality information
Slow lorises which had lost their habitat in the proximity of the sanctuary because of logging of rainforest were brought to the sanctuary
Slow lorises which had lost their habitat in the proximity of the sanctuary because of logging were brought there
A fluid-preserved slow loris of unknown origin was mislabelled with a locality label which, according to a collection list, belongs to a macaque; no slow loris was found during the collection in question in Catagan or later collections in Mindanao (Fooden 1991)
www.loris-conservation.org /database/distribution_maps/05_slow_lorises.html   (1503 words)

  
 DLC: Animals: Slow Loris
Slow lorises are one of three species of loris maintained at the Lemur Center (the others are pygmy slow lorises and slender lorises).
Slow lorises are not officially recognized as endangered in the wild.
» Aye-aye• » Coquerel's Dwarf Lemur• » Fat-Tailed Dwarf Lemur• » Lesser Bushbaby• » Lesser Mouse Lemur• » Pygmy Slow Loris• » Slender Loris• » Slow Loris•
lemur.duke.edu /animals/slowloris   (366 words)

  
 Untitled Document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Being slow makes lorises and pottos less obvious to predators, whose eyes and ears are often attuned to quick moving prey like rodents.
A female Potto and Slow Loris in fact signals that she is ready to mate by hanging from her feet.
The Slow Loris and Pygmy Slow Loris also secretes a strong smelling substance from well-developed glands under its forearms, which turns toxic when combined with its saliva.
www.szgdocent.org /resource/pp/p-loris.htm   (1519 words)

  
 Slow Loris Press Records
The Slow Loris Press was a independent non-profit venture headed by Anthony and Patricia Petrosky.
The Slow Loris Press was an independent non-profit venture headed by Anthony and Patricia Petrosky.
Also several chapbooks and other Slow Loris Press publications are a part of the Dodd Center's literary collection; check the catalog for details.
www.lib.uconn.edu /DoddCenter/ASC/findaids/Slow_Loris/MSS19980212.html   (783 words)

  
 loris
loris, name for slow-moving, nocturnal, arboreal primates of the family Lorisidae, found in India, Sri Lanka, and SE Asia.
The slow loris has pale brownish fur with a darker dorsal stripe.
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www.factmonster.com /ce6/sci/A0830323.html   (225 words)

  
 DLC: Animals: Slow Loris: Reproduction
Slow loris infants are "parked" alone on branches by their mothers from a very early age.
Slow lorises breed every 12 to 18 months, at a time of year when seasonal food levels are rising to a maximum.
It has been hypothesized that adult slow lorises can produce a toxic saliva, and they will lick their young to protect them from predators.
primatecenter.duke.edu /animals/slowloris/reproduction.php   (299 words)

  
 Mammals of Southeast Asia : Slow Loris - Nycticebus coucang
Mammals of Southeast Asia : Slow Loris - Nycticebus coucang
The Slow Loris is a small primate inhabiting primary and secondary forests, as well as orchards, plantations and bamboo groves.
It is slow moving, arboreal and solitary in habits.
www.ecologyasia.com /verts/mammals/slow_loris.htm   (206 words)

  
 Comparative Mammalian Brain Collections: Slow loris (Nycticebus coucang)
The soft, thick, wooly fur is a light brownish gray to reddish brown above, sometimes tipped with a lighter color.
Slow lorises are solitary, using scent for communication.
They have extremely slow metabolic rates for their body weight - 40 percent lower than expected for an animal of their size.
brainmuseum.org /Specimens/primates/slowloris   (219 words)

  
 Slow loris
The word "Loris": "Loris" comes from an old Dutch word, "loeris," which means simpleton or clown.
Description: The slow loris' coat is dense, woolly and soft, and tawny in color with a fl stripe along the back.
Its movements are even slower than those of the slender loris, but like that species, the slow loris lays an ambush for its prey and then, at the opportune moment, seizes it with a swift movement.
www.americazoo.com /goto/index/mammals/91.htm   (283 words)

  
 Pygmy Loris (Nycticebus pygmaeus)
The tail of the pygmy loris is reduced and serves no function (Rowe, 1996).
In Vietnam the pygmy loris has found to live in primary rainforest on limestone, secondary forests, and bamboo thickets (Ratajszczak, 1998).
As opposed to the slow loris, Nycticebus coucang, the pygmy loris does not employ the same slow quadrupedal locomotion, rather it moves with a rapid and smooth hand-over-hand type quadrupedal run (Duckworth, 1994).
members.tripod.com /uakari/nycticebus_pygmaeus.html   (498 words)

  
 Archived conservation news articles on Slow Loris
Two types of loris have been identified: The pygmy slow loris (Nycticebus pygmaeus) and the slow loris (Nycticebus coucang).
The place is busy with cheeky little squirrels and occasionally you can spy their bushytailed big brothers, big-eyed slow loris, or see brushtailed porcupines...
All it takes is a slow loris, a non-signaller or a fellow savage to get in my way and suddenly, I let rip the railing and cussing, sometimes amounting to...
conservation.mongabay.com /news/Slow_Loris.htm   (509 words)

  
 Minnesota Zoo/Conservation/SSP/Slow Loris
The IUCN 2000 Redlist lists the slow loris as data deficient meaning that more information is needed on this species status in the wild to determine the extent of threat to its wild population.
Scientists have been conducting studies on loris behavior, biology, reproduction, and genetics.
A local villager can get approximately $3 (American) for a pygmy loris, and slow lorises bring as much as $15, because they are larger.
www.mnzoo.com /conservation/National/Endangered/sloris.asp   (233 words)

  
 ToxicUniverse.com - Deacon, Alexis - 2002 - Slow Loris Books Review
It seems Slow Loris spends his days too tired and slow to interest the zoo guests.
He's a lunatic, is Slow Loris, racing around, dressing up like The Blues Brothers, playing loud music—yes indeed, Slow Loris is a wild one.
My five-year-old was able to read Slow Loris in an almost conversational tone, playing the parts of the animals and people.
www.culturedose.net /review.php?rid=10003532   (870 words)

  
 Majikthise : Poisonous primates
If there were a contest for cutest venomous creature the slow loris would win hands down (or elbows out, as the case may be).
If a mother slow loris has to leave her babies unattended she will slick them down with poison to protect them from predators in her absence.
Surely the slow loris is only the second most toxic primate, and, with props to the platypus, the third most toxic mammal.
majikthise.typepad.com /majikthise_/2005/04/poisonous_prima.html   (757 words)

  
 Slow Loris
The slow loris has short, woolly fur that can range in color from pale yellow to light brownish-gray to reddish-brown.
ยท Slow loris are sometimes sold as pets.
Although they look cuddly, pet owners soon discover that they do not make good pets - they are wild animals and cannot be tamed.
www.garden-city.org /zoo/animalinfo/Mammals/slow_loris.htm   (328 words)

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