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Slow loris a sweet, small animal, to our next door here in Thailand

left pictures on top:
a slow loris taken at a house in Cambodia. Already dried out for medicine, for older people strength. Soled 25$ per body.

pictures right on bottom:
a few slow loris taken from a house at Cambodia. Still alive but in a bad condition all of them. Captured in a box of wood. Ready to be sold.

Background picture:
Me, holding a healthy slow loris in my arms. A family is holding it as a pet at their Restaurant in Rayong Thailand. A beautiful, honest animal

MORPHOLOGY:
This species has dark rings around the eyes and a white nose, which make it stand out. These primates have a special reticulum in their hands and feet which remove lactic acid build up allowing them to grasp with their hands and feet for hours. The thumb and the big toe are perpendicular to the other digits. The saliva of this species is toxic and is used in defense against predators. Mothers will spread the toxin on their infants with the use of the toothcomb.The nail on the

second digit of each foot is shaped more like a claw and is used in grooming. A brown ring circles the eyes of the slow loris. The pelage of the face is pale brown to whitish in color with dark markings. The head and the shoulders may have a color that is gray, creamy or dull silvery white. The dorsal side is reddish brown to gray in color. The flanks and rump of this species are either buff, rusty, or ashy-gray. There is a brown dorsal stripe that extends from the crown down to the back. The average body mass for an adult male slow loris is around 670 grams and for the female it is around 626 grams.

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