Slow Loris - facts and info

Slow Lorises facts and info:
- Slow Lorises are primates/mammals originating from Southeast Asia.
- The Slow Loris possesses a toxic (strong venomous) bite. It is a very rare trait for a mammal indeed. The venom servers as a defense against enemy animals but also the Slow Loris mothers lick the fur of their babies to protect them (by spreading the venom).
- The adult Slow Loris weight is between 2 – 3 pounds.

- Slow Lorises have a range of habitats over a vast area of southern and south-eastern Asia.
- They are endangered due because of their habitat loss and also hunting for illegal pet and traditional medicine trades.
- Slow Lorises diet consists of fruits but also insects, little reptiles, birds, and bird eggs.


- In some parts of Asia, the Slow Loris is a well-respected animal – and it is believed it can cure more than 50 diseases.
- Slow Lorises could also eat tree leaves or tree gum.
- The Slow Lorises can be found in a number of locations in Asia, including China, the Indian subcontinent, etc...

- Slow Lorises have very special pincer-like hands and feet and are perfectly adapted to live on the trees and above the ground.
- The Slow Lorises could live up to 20 years in captivity.
- Slow Loris has large eyes and is adept at seeing in the dark providing the ability to hunt for small animals during the night.


- Currently, there are five to eight species of Slow Loris recognized. The prime species are Greater Slow Loris, Pygmy Slow Loris, Javan, Benga, and Bornean.
- All the Slow Loris species are listed as Endangered or Vulnerable.
- Little is known about Slow Lorises' social structure. It is known though that they communicate with each other by scent marking.

- The name 'Loris' is Dutch in nature and means 'clown', which probably comes from the facial features that help to define the species.
- One of the biggest challenges for the Slow Loris is reproduction. Slow Lorises reproduce slowly, and the infants are initially put over branches or carried by either parent.
- The Slow Loris is omnivores, eating small animals, insects, fruit, vegetables, tree gum, and other vegetation.

- The sexual maturity of the Slow Loris comes after 18 months and they can start mating.
- Slow Lorises are nocturnal animals and they use scent-marking to communicate with each other either for mating or threatening other animals.
- Illegal trading is a really huge problem for Slow Lorises. Together with habitat loss those are the primary reasons for the declining Slow Lorises population.


- Naturally, the Slow Lorises live in South-eastern Asia and Western Indonesia.
- The pygmy loris (Nycticebus pygmaeus) lives in the same area and is similar in behavior to the Slow Loris.
- The Slow Loris preferred habitat includes tropical forests, secondary forests, and suburban gardens.

- The Slow Loris is a nocturnal primate with forward-facing eyes and human-like hands with an opposable thumb.
- Slow Lorises have a round head, large eyes (adapted at seeing at night), narrow snout, and a variety of distinctive coloration patterns that are species-dependent.
- The Slow Loris could be found in South and Southeast Asia. The range of countries it could be found in is: From Bangladesh to Northeast India and in the west to the Philippines in the east, and from the Yunnan province in China in the north to the island of Java in the south.

- Many previous classifications could not identify all the Slow Loris species. Now we know there are at least eight different Slow Loris species that are considered valid.
-  The Slow Loris is amongst the rarest primate on our planet. The scientists consider them to be devolved species from their closest cousins “the African bushbabies” – probably about around 40 million years ago.
- Slow Lorises sleep during the day, rolled up in a ball with their head between their legs.

- Usually, the Slow Lorises are seen as slow movers but actually they frequently ’race-walk’ and can move up to 8km per night. Equally the Lorises are able to remain totally still for hours on end if required.
- The Slow Loris is also closely related to the remaining Lorisoids, as well as the Lemurs of Madagascar.
- The greatest cause for Slow Lorises' decline is the demand for exotic pet or traditional medicine compared to the loss of their natural habitat.


- Slow Lorises have really slow pregnancy – more than 6 months to produce little babies weighting less than 50 g.
- Slow Lorises movement looks similar to the snake’s one. The twisting movement we all see is caused by having several more vertebras in their spine compared to the other primates.
- Slow Lorises' arms and legs are nearly equal in length. On top of that their trunk is long, allowing them to twist and extend to nearby branches.

- In their natural habitat, the Slow Lorises could live up to 25 years.
- They mate once every per 1 – 1.5 years.
- The Slow Loris’s grasp is very strong allowing the animal to freeze in their current position for hours as they stalk their prey.

- Slow Lorises have a toxic bite – and should not be taken as pets! It is actually the only lorisid primate that is venomous.
- The Slow Loris moves slowly and makes very little noise so when threatened it can freeze and almost become invisible.
- Their second finger is reduced for gripping. Also, the Slow Lorises have the longest tongues of all the primates (compared to body size). They use the tongue to drink water or nectar.


- The Slow Loris venom can kill and there is currently no known cure. Although scientifically not clear how they evolved the poison – the reason for the venom is primarily defense.
- Slow Lorises often use their both hands to eat while hanging upside-down from branches using their feet.
- The Slow Lorises are protected from international commercial trade and many laws. Despite all the efforts though the animals are still sold openly at many Asian markets and illegally imported into many countries.

- The evolutionary history of the Slow Lorises is uncertain as the fossil records are scarce and the molecular clock studies provided inconsistent results.
- Slow Lorises have many enemies. Sadly the biggest treat is the man. The other predators hunting for Lorises are hawks, eagles, snakes, orangutans, and even cats, civets, and bears.
- The hands and feet of Slow Lorises adapted very well to allow them to hold and grasp branches for very long periods of time.

- Slow Lorises males are highly territorial and very competitive towards other males.
- Although the Slow Loris is a small mammal, their home ranges can be huge – sometimes even the size of 35 football pitches.
- The Slow Loris toxin is produced by licking a gland on their arm, and the secretion mixes with its saliva to become active.

- Slow Lorises number of young is 1 to 2 offspring every 1 – 1.5 years
- Slow Lorises are very popular as pets in some YouTube channels – e.g. Sonya – the Slow Loris or Slow Loris - Kinako.
- The Slow Lorises are solitary nocturnal animals that sleep through the day and hunt during the night.

- Sadly, many Slow Lorises have their teeth removed for the purpose of the pet trade. Many Lorises die from blood loss, infections, poor nutrition, or poor handling.
- The pregnancy period of a female Slow Loris is about 190 days.
- Sadly there are very deep beliefs about the supernatural powers of the Slow Lorises. They are considered to protect from evil spirits or cure wounds and conditions. Many animals are killed for the purpose of traditional medicine.

Sloths - funny videos


The buckets of Sloths is exactly what it says - Showing a party time bucket full of sloths. They hug each other and play with each other but mainly just lay down in a lazy manner. that's usually sloths do anyway.

The video is done by Lucy Cooke to celebrate the launch of her first book 'A Little Book of Sloth'. The book contains pictures, facts and data about sloths and a great story of how they live in the first sloth orphanage. A percentage of all sales goes towards sloths conversation and support the animals directly. You can order the book here:
https://books.simonandschuster.com/buy/A-Little-Book-of-Sloth/9781442445574/

The sloths are really amazing animals - though endangered they never stop impressing people. Especially kids as sloths are really cute.

Here is another video, a funny collage of a yawning sloth. And of course it is all about Whitney Houston in as a back voice... Its really funny:

Funny animal memes (part 5)

Funny animal memes
Cute cat: "Come on. This actually worked in Shrek"

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Balloon fish: "I wanna fart so hard"

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Sea otters hold hands when they sleep

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Two dogs playing: Red lobster against the dog fort.

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Hold me back bro... That Panda stole my bamboo stalk.

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Some birds: We can fly ... but we will walk across the street anyway/

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Little puppy: "Lets skip the bowl and put the food directly in my mouth"

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Ned Stark: "Brace yourselves". The little kittens prefer to hug the heater.

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Lazy animal Sloth: "Just chillin like a villian bro"

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Slow loris just loves the stick.

Mishka the talking dog



Mishka is not the first dog to be able to speak some human words. But she is certainly the first dog to be able to speak a lot of human words and being able to respond to specific phrases. Mishka specialty is to pronounce "Hello", "I love you", "I am hungry" and even "no" when asked a specific question like "Are you stupid, Mishka?".

Mishka is definitely a smart Siberian Husky dog, and she lives in the United States with her owner Matt Gardea. Mishka even earns quite a good amount of money taking part in commercials and adverts. The talking dog is 11 years old and has a lot of fans across the Globe.

Mishka has her own chanel on YouTube and you could visit and hear all the words the dog speaks:
www.youtube.com/user/gardea23/

Funny animal memes (part 4)

 Trust me - I am a lion

It is dangerous to go alone. Please take the cats with you.

 Dog: "Master, you have always took a good care of me... I will stay by your side until you get better"

Baby and a dog: "Wait, wait... you are telling me... if I pee in the yard, I get a treat?"

Alpaca out of nowhere on the pitch.

Getting jiggy with it -  you are doing it right dog.

I didn't choose the  dark side... the dark side has chosen me

Yogi bear?... No sir, I'm yoga bear.

Barking dog: "I don't always bark in the middle of the night, but when I do, Its for no fucking reason"

Fox: "Oh... you are installing Chrome"

Brushing the Slow Loris Kinako



The video shows the lovely Slow Loris Kinako, being brushed with a comb. Kinako was born in a pet shop in Japan. She has her venomous teeth and is happily living with a family there. It is amazing how cute the slow lorises are, and how close to their nature is behavior like: being tickled, brushed or just caressed.

Funny animal memes (part 3)

Alpaca pillar - when it sprouts its wings you will know what it means to fear

Fish: Excuse me, rocks...

Cat: I don't know how to say this, but... you don't have a hamster anymore

Hello... yes, this is the dog...
I don't know who you are but I will find you and exterminate you...
(dog scared)

It took Ralf the cat six minutes to realize the balloon wasn't going to come back.

 Cat: I am a towel

Loving bear family: true love stands by each other on good days, and stand even closer on bad days

Bear: Lol I'm a bird

 Cute kitten: I'm sad - the dog told me he was cuter...

Skinny dog: Hey guys, wanna buy some weed

4th of July animals

4th of July animals
 Cute dog with US flag and glasses.

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 Cute puppy dressed in US flag colors for 4th of July

4th of July animals
A cat with funny US 4th of July hat and the US flag.

4th of July animals
Dog celebrating the 4th of July with US flags and.

4th of July animals
A cat dressed for 4th of July.

4th of July animals
Dog with fancy hat and ties for 4th of July.

Cute dogs and cats celebrating 4th of July.

Deadliest animals in the world

Mosquito

1. Mosquito
You are probably thinking about the itch when a mosquito bites you, but some of those very small animals are very deadly too. Two to three million people die every year of mosquitoes’ transmitted diseases and about six hundred million people annually are infected. The malaria specific mosquito carry is one of the deadliest diseases known to human beings.

African Elephant

2. African Elephant
The African elephant is the world biggest land animal. Elephants can be extremely aggressive and kill more than 500 people a year around the world. Weighting around 15 thousand pounds the elephant trample other animals like rhinos and lions and also people to death. Their tusks are very sharp and deadly too. Due to their amazing memory the elephants could be vengeful and raze whole villages to the ground during their rampage.

Blue Ringed Octopus

3. Blue Ringed Octopus
The little octopus holds enough venom to kill twenty people and there is no antidote for its poison. If a person gets bitten they will be paralyzed and unable to breathe in less than two minutes. However the person will remain conscious and even might survive if artificial respiration is done at a hospital for example. The human body itself could eventually handle the poison if the “little” breathing problem is neutralized.

Tse Tse Fly

4. Tse Tse Fly
Tse Tse Fly is a large blood sucking fly that is common for central and South Africa. It carries the African Sleeping Disease and is responsible for the death of two hundred thousand people every year. The African Sleeping Disease has two main stages. In the first one the victim experience fever, high temperature, muscle pain. The second stage is deadly and is known by the impaired sleeping cycle. The victim will experience fragmented sleep and wake periods during the day and night.

Australian Box Jellyfish

5. Australian Box Jellyfish
This Jellyfish is killing more people than other deadly animals as crocodiles and sharks. The Jellyfish could have up to sixty tentacles and each of them could be up to fifteen feet long. Each tentacle has enough venom to kill 60 human beings. Australian Box Jellyfish has been known as the “World’s most venomous animal”

Poison Dart Frog

6. Poison Dart Frog
The little colorful frog has enough venom to kill more than twenty thousand mice. The poison is actually located over the skin of the frog and will be transmitted on touch. There is enough toxin in each frog to kill ten humans.

Black Mamba

7. Black Mamba
The Black Mamba is probably the most feared animal in the world. The Mamba is very agile, quick and aggressive. The Black Mamba attacks without being provoked and is deadly. More than ten thousand humans die every year due to its attacks.

Stonefish

8. Stonefish
The Stonefish lies camouflaged on the bottom of the ocean and ambushes its unlucky prey. It is so fast and deadly that escape is impossible. To make the things worse the Stonefish is covered with venomous spines and the poison is deadly with no antidote discovered.