a very rare primate

[sauroid]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100719/sc_afp/srilankabritainanimalenvironmentconservation

 

[HerpHunter77]

that little critter has some scary looking eyeballs

 

[latshki]

they are not that rare, there are many in the illegal pet trade and that is what is decimating their population, it has been seen more than four times since 1937
but maybe not in sri lanka

 

[TTTT]

they are not that rare, there are many in the illegal pet trade and that is what is decimating their population, it has been seen more than four times since 1937
but maybe not in sri lanka

Yeah, they just live very high in the tree tops so they aren't seen much

 

[Noto]

they are not that rare, there are many in the illegal pet trade and that is what is decimating their population, it has been seen more than four times since 1937
but maybe not in sri lanka

The article is referring specifically to the Sri Lankan subspecies of the Red Slender Loris, Loris tardigradus nyticeboides. Another subspecies is found in India, and there are several other species of lorises.

Very cool that they spotted one, but not all that encouraging. Probably just a persistent survivor of a functionally extinct animal- an all too common situation among long-lived species.

 

[sauroid]

The article is referring specifically to the Sri Lankan subspecies of the Red Slender Loris, Loris tardigradus nyticeboides. Another subspecies is found in India, and there are several other species of lorises.

Very cool that they spotted one, but not all that encouraging. Probably just a persistent survivor of a functionally extinct animal- an all too common situation among long-lived species.

excellent comment. thanks.

 

[latshki]

thanks, thats what I figured about the article, how long do these guys live?