While they may look like innocent, wide-eyed plush toys on social media, slow lorises hide a far more violent reality. New research from 2026 shows that for these endangered primates, returning to the ...

A new, rare baby — so small, it could fit in the palm of your hand — is calling a Tennessee zoo home. The Memphis Zoo welcomed the baby pygmy slow loris in a Jan. 29 Facebook video, which showed the ...

Meet Memphis Zoo's venomous but adorable new addition: a ping pong ball-sized pygmy slow loris. The tiny primate, who has not yet been named, was born on Dec. 13 to Samper and Artemis at the Memphis ...

Adult male slow loris showing venomous saliva. Source: Andrew Walmsley, used with permission. The slow loris seems adorable. But its puppy-dog eyes and charming face mask belie its wild nature: These ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — They sleep during the day and forage at night. They can’t jump, but they’re excellent climbers. They have huge round eyes. And — unique among primates — they have a venomous bite. Meet ...

The Lake Superior Zoo’s two pygmy slow lorises are named Colby and Giorgio. You can find them in the nocturnal building of the zoo. It’s rare for primates to be nocturnal. They’re the only venomous ...