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Researchers Have Discovered a New Slow Loris Species!
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When they are captured for the pet trade in Japan and Russia, they use pliers to break out their teeth so they can't bite. Problem solved!
Don't buy exotic pets.
Also, I heard a rumor that this loris is not just slow but may in fact be THE SLOWEST LORIS OF THEM ALL!
Don't buy exotic pets.
Also, I heard a rumor that this loris is not just slow but may in fact be THE SLOWEST LORIS OF THEM ALL!
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I heard they secrete poison from their elbows and then lick said elbows and that's how they become so dangerous. Still sooooooo cuteeeeee.
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They are fantastic critters. I think technically they'd be venomous, not poisonous, as they're transferring the venom with their bite (whereas poisonous would be a problem if one were to eat a Slow Loris. The horror!)
The professor who discovered the speciation differences runs the fantastic Little Fireface project http://www.nocturama.org/
The professor who discovered the speciation differences runs the fantastic Little Fireface project http://www.nocturama.org/
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Are they toxic because they secrete a toxin with their bite, or are they more like the Komodo Dragon, where the bacteria in their mouth is so toxic that anything they bite eventually just dies?
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yeah, I've seen these cuties on YouTube. The only problem is that they are available to be sold as pets in Russia, after they are taken at an early age and their poison fangs are ripped out with pliars.
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