{"id":25974,"date":"2024-08-21T02:05:49","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T20:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=25974"},"modified":"2025-04-07T22:42:20","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T17:12:20","slug":"slow-loris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/slow-loris\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Slow Loris?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>About Slow Loris:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Found exclusively in <strong>South and Southeast Asia<\/strong>, slow lorises are the <strong>world\u2019s only venomous primates.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>They\u2019re <strong>arboreal<\/strong>\u2014meaning they live in trees\u2014and can be spotted curling up to sleep in branches or using vines and leaves to get around.\u00a0\n<ul>\n<li>They typically <strong>only come down<\/strong> to the forest floor <strong>when they need to defecate.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>There are <strong>nine species<\/strong> of slow loris. They all belong to the <strong>same genus<\/strong>, with each species sharing many similar characteristics and behaviours.\n<ul>\n<li>The nine species include the <strong>Philippine slow loris, Bengal slow loris<\/strong>, greater slow loris, Kayan slow loris, Bangka slow loris, Bornean slow loris, <strong>Sumatran slow loris<\/strong>, <strong>Javan slow loris<\/strong>, and pygmy slow loris.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bengal slow loris<\/strong> (Nycticebus bengalensis) is listed as <strong>Endangered<\/strong> in the IUCN Red List. It is also legally <strong>protected under<\/strong> the <strong>Wildlife Protection Act, 1972<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>range of<\/strong> the <strong>Bengal slow loris<\/strong> extends from <strong>Vietnam to China, but in India<\/strong>, it is <strong>confined to India\u2019s northeast.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Features of Slow Lorises:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>These small, <strong>nocturnal<\/strong> creatures are characterised by their <strong>large, round eyes,<\/strong> which are <strong>adapted for night vision<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>They have <strong>compact bodies<\/strong>, short snouts, <strong>dense fur,<\/strong> and distinctive <strong>facial markings.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>On average, they measure 20 to 37 centimetres (or 10 to 15 inches) long.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Slow lorises each have a <strong>small bare patch under their arm<\/strong> that <strong>secretes oil<\/strong>. <strong>When they feel threatened,<\/strong> they <strong>lick this oil,<\/strong> which <strong>combines with their saliva tocreate a venom<\/strong> strong enough to kill small arthropods and mammals.<\/li>\n<li>Slow lorises are <strong>skilled hunters<\/strong>; they use their slow and deliberate movements to catch prey like insects and small vertebrates.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>They also have a <strong>specialised toothcomb<\/strong>\u2014a unique structure created by their bottom front teeth\u2014that they <strong>use for groomingand extracting gum<\/strong> from trees.<\/li>\n<li>Slow lorises are generally <strong>solitary and territorial animals<\/strong>. They have the ability to <strong>stay motionless for long periods<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>They are <strong>omnivores<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Q1<\/strong>: What is IUCN?<\/h3>\n<p>The International Union for Conservation of Nature is a global organization composed of governments, NGOs, scientists, and experts dedicated to conserving nature and promoting sustainability. Its primary role involves assessing the conservation status of species, providing data and analysis on the state of biodiversity worldwide, and offering guidance and frameworks for conservation efforts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatodayne.in\/amp\/environment\/video\/assam-endangered-primate-slow-lorris-rescued-by-villagers-in-chirang-handed-over-to-forest-department-1075242-2024-08-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Assam: Endangered primate Slow Lorris rescued by villagers in Chirang, handed over to forest department<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Slow Loris, found exclusively in South and Southeast Asia, slow lorises are the world\u2019s only venomous primates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":25975,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-25974","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25974","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25974"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25974\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25974"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25974"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}