“They’re quite sensitive,” says Christine Rattel of International Animal Rescue, which runs a slow loris rescue program ... have declined because the pet trade continues to run rampant.
When cute is a curse Slow lorises are small primates ... Unfortunately, due to habitat loss and the illegal pet trade their numbers are in decline. They are already among the rarest primates.
The Pygmy Slow Loris baby suffered an accident in his first ... "Despite this, one of their biggest threats in the wild is the exotic pet trade," wrote the zoo. "In order to be kept as pets ...