What is Slender loris?
{{Taxobox | name = Slender lorises <ref name=msw3>{{MSW3 Groves|pages=122}}</ref> | image = Slender_Loris.jpg | image_caption = [[Gray slender loris]] (''Loris lydekkerianus'') | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | classis = [[Mammal]]ia | ordo = [[Primate]]s | infraordo = [[Lemuriformes]] | superfamilia = [[Lorisoidea]] | familia = [[Lorisidae]] | genus = '''''Loris''''' | genus_authority = [[Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire|É. Geoffroy]], 1796}} The '''slender loris''' is a [[nocturnal]] [[hunter]]. It moves slowly through trees and grips branches tightly with its opposable thumbs and toes. When it attacks [[prey]] it goes closer and then snatches it with both [[hand]]s. == Description == The slender loris is about the size of a [[squirrel]], and has small [[finger]] nails. It has two brown eyes, and has [[white]] fur on its chest. [[File:Loris tardigradus skeleton.JPG|thumb|alt=Slender loris|A slender loris [[skeleton]] displayed in a museum]] ==Habits== The slender loris usually spends its time on trees. They like to groom and [[wrestle]] with each other.{{fact|date=July 2010}} ==Food== These animals eat [[insects]], [[lizard]]s, [[birds]], but will also eat things like [[slug]]s, [[flower]]s, shoots, young leaves, and sometimes even eggs. They would also like [[termite]]s and roaches for a tasty treat.<ref>Discovery, Sharks and Predators, P.39</ref> ==History== [[Native]] people thought that the slender lorises had magical powers.{{fact|date=July 2010}} It is not clear how many slender lorises survive in the [[wild]]. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Lorisoidea]] [[Category:Mammals of Asia]]