Hey Wild Fact Fans, Seth here with the new Friday Feature creature. Don’t forget to please like, share and comment questions down below If you have any on this weeks animal ^^
This weeks feature creature post is creature event inspired ; involving around a nocturnal cutie that packs a nasty toxic punch. Slowly moving through the jungles of southeast asia at night ; this adorable big eyed creature may look like a great pet (which many in the illegal pet trade try to pull off), but make no mistake ; this creature will give a nasty bite with a venomous surprise from its elbow that’ll make you regret it. Secretive, shy , unique and elusive; this night time primate is better off living free and slowly moving the wild jungle night ; stalking for its prey.
This weeks feature creature is The Sunda Slow Loris
And this weeks feature creature event involved is:
Slow Loris Day (Sept 13th): an Annual event to raise awareness about the threats facing slow lorises and to inspire conservation efforts. These small, nocturnal primates are endangered primarily due to the illegal wildlife pet trade and habitat loss.
1. Measuring in at 8 to 15 inches long and weighing in at 3 pounds ; its one of the smallest primates around; and of the few nocturnal ones. Slow lorises are part of the prosimian family; which is a group of ancient primates which includes lemurs, tarsiers and pottos
2. What makes the Slow loris stand out against all other primates ; is that its the only venomous primates in the world 
!
3. They produce an oily toxin from a gland inside its elbow; which it licks and mixes with its saliva 
that collects on its “toothcomb” aka its specially designed lower front teeth 
; and then bites its enemies or prey with thick canine teeth to help inject the toxin
4. While mainly a vegetarian 
that loves to eat tree 
sap & gum, bamboo shoots , nectar , and fruit 
; they’re also ambush predators that eat eggs 
, insects 
, snails 
, spiders 
, caterpillars 
, lizards 
and the occasional bird 
. They can slowly and steadily cover 5 miles a night on the hunt for food; moving at 1 mph!
5. Slow loris are expert climbers thanks to opposable big toes plus hands 
and feet 
that grab onto branches like a vice; like a chameleon’s . They can even hang by one foot !
6. Thanks to their huge eyes 
; they can see in almost complete darkness Thanks to an extra layer of film in its eyes that reflects and amplifies light to enhance the images it sees. However; they cant move its eyes in their sockets, so it has to constantly turn its head to look at what’s around it.
7. Despite their great eyesight ; they can only see in 1 color
8. Slow loris have 2 tongues 
! A long primary tongue 
used for licking nectar (one of the longest of any primate) and a secondary, smaller, rougher one called a sublingua, which is used for grooming their specialized toothcomb and for spreading the venom. They even use it to lick themselves and their babies to make them toxic so predators cant harm them.
9. The venom from a Sunda Slow loris is powerful enough to cause swelling , and severe allergic reaction 
that can affect a person’s breathing 
and even kill if not treated ! Thanks to extra vertebrae in its spine; it can sway like a cobra 
when threatened along with hissing
10. Along with a toxic bite; they rely on camouflage to hide from predators like pythons , monitor lizards , wild cats 
, eagles 
, owls 
, and even orangutans 
!
11. Mainly solitary; they only come together to mate. They give birth each year and a half to one or two youngsters after half a year of pregnancy. Babies cling to their mothers for the 1st week and finds safe spots for them to leave them when she goes off to forage for food
12. While it looks like they dont have a tail; they actually do have one; which is very small and stumpy
13. They can live to be 20 years old
Next weeks feature creature hint 
: this asian primate is much larger, more diurnal,
Lacks a venomous bite, and has a much longer lion 
like tail; along with a silvery lion like mane.
