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| Joan
with Tae the Slow Loris |
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Tae
is a Slow Loris native to South East Asia. Little is known of their
habits in the wild because they are nocturnal and arboreal. It is
difficult to even find one in the wild. Native people know very
little about these unusual prosimians (primative primates). They
have human like hands and large eyes, giving them an ET look. Lorises
define their territories by scent marking tree branches. Most of
what is known about lorises has come from studying them in captivity.
Tae
gets his name from his slow deliberate movement but can move quickly
when threatened. There are also pygmy lorises and slender lorises. |