KUCHING: Despite slow lorises’ cute appearance with a pair of teddy bear eyes and a button nose, they are in fact stealthy nocturnal predators.
According to the Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC), slow lorises are able to produce toxins mixed with its saliva for self-defence.
“Slow lorises are shy and their shape resembles a monkey except for the eyes part.
“There are three species, namely Bengkang Sunda (Nycticebus Coucang), Bengkang Bengal (Nycticebus Bengalensis) and Bengkang Kerdil (Nycticebus Pygmaeus).
“Female slow lorises would usually lick the toxin and mix its saliva on her children before leaving them to look for food,” it explained in a social media post.
Slow lorises are fully protected in Sarawak and their lifespan is around 14 years in the wild and 26 years in captivity.
“With a stroke of luck, slow lorises can be spotted in the Sama Jaya Nature Reserve,” it added.
