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4 Fun Facts

Slow loris

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Compared to other nocturnal creatures, a slow loris has one of the slowest rates of development.

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Although considered slow movers, slow lorises frequently 'race walk' and are able to move as far as 8 km-per night.

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The slow loris is one of the rarest primates on the planet, diverging about 40 million years ago from their closest relatives, the African bush babies.

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The slow loris has a tail hidden in the dense fur of its body.