While they may look like innocent, wide-eyed plush toys on social media, slow lorises hide a far more violent reality. New research from 2026 shows that for these endangered primates, returning to the ...

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 ...

With enormous round eyes and slow, deliberate movements, the slow loris looks like one of the most harmless animals in the forest. It is anything but. This small, nocturnal primate is the only one of ...

With their enormous eyes, fluffy fur, and tiny hands, slow lorises look a lot like living stuffed animals. Viral videos of them eating snacks or holding tiny umbrellas have only reinforced their ...

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, ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A study in Bangladesh found that seven of nine rescued Bengal slow lorises died within six months of release, showing that rewilding trafficked ...

With their round eyes, plush fur and tiny hands, pygmy slow lorises look like they were designed to be cradled. Yet this baby primate, no bigger than a squirrel, hides one of the strangest and most ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. A new study highlights how small poorly known mammals could be a newly-released rescued ...

Nishat, one of the survivors from the author’s study on the release of nine slow lorises into the wild. Marcel Stawinoga, Author provided (no reuse) The moment a cage door is opened and an animal ...

New 2026 research shows that most rescued Bengal slow lorises released back into the wild die within a few months. Their biggest threat is each other, as slow lorises are venomous and use toxic bites ...