The birth was the first primate for the Zoo’s newly reopened World of Darkness exhibit. Adult pygmy slow lorises weigh about one pound, and are found exclusively in the bamboo and forests of Southeast ...

The animal is the first primate to be welcomed at the New York-based zoo's new immersive World of Darkness exhibit Animal care staff will determine the baby’s sex when it has its first veterinary exam ...

The Lake Superior Zoo’s two pygmy slow lorises are named Colby and Giorgio. You can find them in the nocturnal building of the zoo. It’s rare for primates to be nocturnal. They’re the only venomous ...

It’s a boy! Moody Gardens in Galveston is showing off a baby primate that weighed just over 8 ounces at birth. The rare pygmy slow loris was born in Moody Gardens' Rainforest Pyramid in mid-August. He ...

The slow loris hardly looks dangerous with its huge, round eyes, soft fur, and tiny hands gripping tree branches; the animal ...

Returning rescued slow lorises to the wild may sound like a conservation success, but a new study shows it can turn deadly. Researchers tracked nine released animals and found that only two survived, ...

Adult male slow loris showing venomous saliva. Source: Andrew Walmsley, used with permission. The slow loris seems adorable. But its puppy-dog eyes and charming face mask belie its wild nature: These ...

A study in Bangladesh found that seven of nine rescued Bengal slow lorises died within six months of release, showing that rewilding trafficked animals can become a “death trap” if habitat and social ...

These photos tell an unusual rescue story – the release of Javan slow lorises into Ujung Kulon National Park on Java Island, Indonesia, last month. Photojournalist Garry Lotulung joined a team from ...

For the Bronx Zoo, Christmas came early in 2025. On December 13, the Zoo celebrated the birth of the first primate born in the Zoo’s new immersive World of Darkness exhibit. Its first new primate ...

The Bronx Zoo has expanded its animal family by one. An endangered pygmy slow loris was born at the New York-based zoo on Dec. 13, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) announced in a news release ...