With a pair of teddy bear eyes, a button nose, and face that looks like a cross between a red panda and a sloth, the Javan slow loris may well be one of the cutest critters on the planet.

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 primates can be positively pugnacious ...

“It causes necrosis, so animals may lose an eye, a scalp or half their face.” An adult male slow loris named Azka (who happens to be Alomah’s father) baring its teeth, which show the ...

the Sumatran slow loris. Both are considered endangered. The animals face a number of threats to their survival, including the wildlife trade and habitat loss caused by deforestation. “I went to ...

Its big doe eyes, furry face, and tiny grasping hands are a deceptive mask for its deadly nature. Slow lorises are the only known venomous primate, secreting toxins from a gland located along the ...

Last November, the Milwaukee County Zoo acquired two pygmy slow lorises from the Brookfield Zoo in Illinois. The pair live in the nocturnal area of the small mammals building. It's the first time ...

they have the opportunity to learn about this unique and venomous primate and also to understand the threats they face in the wild and what they can do to help.” With pygmy slow lorises—as ...

Meet Memphis Zoo's venomous but adorable new addition: a ping pong ball-sized pygmy slow loris. The tiny primate, who has not yet been named, was born on Dec. 13 to Samper and Artemis at the ...

The slow loris seems adorable. But its venomous bite can cause necrotic wounds. New research shows how these primates use their venom in the wild.