Slender loris

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The slender lorises (Loris) are two species of loris endemic to India and Sri Lanka that comprise the genus Loris. They are small, lithe strepsirrhine primates that weigh between 85 and 340 grams (3.0 and 12.0 oz), with the gray slender loris (L. lydekkerianus) being larger than the insular red slender loris (L. tardigradus). Slender lorises are arboreal, nocturnal animals that forage by themselves at night and congregate into gregarious groups to sleep during the day. Mothers will leave their infants alone during the night, a behaviour known as "parking", while they forage. Slender lorises maintain predominantly carnivorous diets consisting of invertebrates such as spiders, orthopterans, snails, and ants, as well as vertebrates such as lizards and frogs. Between the two slender loris species are seven recognised subspecies, each of which has unique traits such as varying fur colourations and body proportions. The slender lorises have undergone numerous taxonomic revisions since they were...

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