A never-ending fascination for the slow loris, a nocturnal primate native to Southeast Asia, drives Stephanie Poindexter’s research into conservation of the endangered species. Several drawings in ...

The Order Primates is an extraordinarily diverse and intelligent group of mammals found throughout Central and South America, Asia, and Africa that comprises 504 species of our closest living ...

Prosimian - belonging to or characteristic of the group of primates that includes lemurs, lorises, galagos, and tarsiers. All prosimians except tarsiers (which are more closely related to monkeys ...

Seshachalam Biosphere Reserve is a vital hotspot of biodiversity, home to a thriving population of the slender loris.

The YouTube videos generated thousands of comments about the primate’s adorable looks, but they also highlighted a grievous threat facing slow lorises: demand for them as pets. All species of ...

Several of the wet-nosed primates – including lemurs, lorises and galagos – and almost all of the marmosets and tamarins from South America give birth to twins. Prior to our work, researchers ...

Coming in an array of different colors, these primates compete with the capuchin and slow loris for the cutest monkey on this list. These small monkeys with wide faces and big, emotive eyes are at ...

Endangered pygmy slow loris Ernest and black-capped squirrel monkey Nuka were brought into the zoo’s hospital for dental operations.

Slow lorises (above) are the only venomous primates. They have become an internet sensation thanks to videos of them raising their arms to be 'tickled'. However, a slow loris with its arms raised is ...

Nonhuman primates are wild animals whose behavioral and psychological needs are irreconcilable with the realities of a captive life as pets. They can also pose a serious threat to the people around ...

Dozens of fossil primate species are known from North Africa, including adapiforms, anthropoids, and fossil lorises and galagids. During the Late Eocene and Early Oligocene, parts of this area ...

When cute is a curse Slow lorises are small primates. The 5 species of slow loris currently recognised are adapted to life in the forests of southeast Asia. They are nocturnal, and with their ...