tickling slow lorris

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Comment by Josh h. on June 16, 2009 at 3:37pm

this video actually kind of reminds me of my dog when I scratch her belly. I keep noticing its hands and how human-like they look, not that apes/chimps aren't more human like but to see it in other animals too.

and yea its sad that creatures like this end up endangered from hunting in this case for its eyes

Comment by Josh h. on June 16, 2009 at 2:11pm

wikipedia is amazing..The slow lorises are three species of loris and are classified as the genus Nycticebus. These slow moving strepsirrhine primates range from Borneo and the southern Philippines in Southeast Asia, through Bangladesh, Vietnam, Indonesia, India (North Eastern India, Bengal), southern China (Yunnan area) and Thailand. They are classified as vulnerable or endangered species, and are hunted for their large eyes which are prized[2] for local traditional medicine. The Indonesian name, malu malu, can be translated as "shy one".[3] They are listed as endangered by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.[4]
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Comment by Andrew on June 16, 2009 at 2:04pm

I've never seen these guys before. Crazy australia. I'll get there one day.