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BBC News
10 hours ago
- Science
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Slow loris: Zoo welcomes rare pygmy loris twins
Have you heard of a slow loris? You might have seen them on the internet because their big eyes make them look very a UK zoo is celebrating the birth of not just one, but two of the rare and endangered tiny twins were born at Amazon World Zoo Park on the Isle of Wight, and are pygmy slow were born as part of a breeding programme to help the species and are the fourth pair of loris to be born at the zoo since December 2020.A spokesperson from the zoo said the team were "so excited" and "proud" to be part of the breeding programme. Pygmy slow lorises belong to a family of animals called primates, which means they are closely related to animals like lemurs, monkeys and the wild they come from the rainforests and bamboo thickets of Vietnam, Laos, eastern Cambodia and southern are classified as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's red list, as the species is estimated to have undergone a decline in its population of more than 50% over the last 24 years.A Zoo spokesperson said: "Breeding endangered species like these loris are what zoos like ours are all about, ensuring that there is a captive population whilst numbers struggle in the wild."According to the Zoological Information Management System (ZIMS) they are the only ones to be born in the UK in the last 12 months, during which period only seven other zoos in Europe have bred facts about slow lorises:Slow lorises are noctural animalsThey have a venoumous bite which is harmful to humansThey use their wee to mark their territoryWhat do you think of these cute creatures? Let us know in the comments...
BBC News
a day ago
- General
- BBC News
Isle of Wight Zoo welcomes rare pygmy loris twins
A zoo is celebrating the birth of rare and endangered pygmy slow loris tiny mammals were born at Amazon World Zoo Park on the Isle of Wight, to parents Lapek and Ramina, a breeding pair in the European Endangered Species slow loris are a species of primate that comes from the rainforests and bamboo thickets of Vietnam, Laos, eastern Cambodia and southern China.A spokesperson from the zoo said the team were "so excited" and "proud" to be part of the captive breeding programme. These are the fourth pair of Loris to be born at the Zoo since the pair arrived in December 2020. According to the Zoological Information Management System (ZIMS) they are the only ones to be born in the UK in the last 12 months, during which period only seven other zoos in Europe have bred Lorises. They are classified as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's red list, as the species is estimated to have undergone a decline in its population of more than 50% over the last 24 decline is due primarily to hunting for the pet trade, food, and medicinal purposes. They have also been affected by habitat loss from human settlements and agriculture especially cashew plantations, corn and rice paddies.A spokesperson said: "Breeding endangered species like these Loris are what zoos like ours are all about, ensuring that there is a captive population whilst numbers struggle in the wild." You can follow BBC Hampshire & Isle of Wight on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
