Slow lorises are a study in contradictions. With wide eyes and furry bodies, these slow-moving, pint-sized primates look like ...

The ping pong ball-sized pygmy slow loris was born on Dec. 13 at the Memphis Zoo. The newborn is being "hand-raised behind ...

“The naturally slow motion of its limbs enables the loris to approach its prey so stealthily ... and its head hidden deep between its legs. The singularly large and intense eyes of the loris have ...

Not so cute. The slow lorises wide eyes send our cute responses spiralling. Their pupil can dilate so wide that they are able to hunt with amazing accuracy in dim starlight.

39 I wanted to pet a slow loris brought by my friend, but eventually, when I gently rubbed its head, it bit my right middle finger for about forty seconds before it stopped. In a matter of seconds, I ...

This story appears in the October 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. After videos of slow lorises being tickled and fed rice balls in captivity swept the Internet, the wide-eyed animals ...

With its big, doe-like eyes, the slow loris looks like a living stuffed animal. But hidden in its elbows is a toxic secretion that it spreads onto its teeth, delivering a venomous bite.

Others carry diseases that can be life-threatening. The slow loris is a small, round-eyed primate that looks like a living teddy bear. With its big eyes and soft fur, it seems harmless.