They are very social at dusk and dawn, playing, wrestling and grooming each other. Mating occurs twice a year; in April-May and October-November. Gestation is days, after which one, and occasionally two infants are born.
During the first few weeks mothers carry their infants constantly. The infant will grasp its mother around the waist with both its front and hind legs. After a few weeks the mother "parks" the infant on a branch at night while she forages. The babies move around carefully at first but by two months they are maneuvering around quite well. More mature lorises who sleep in the same tree may visit them at night to play and eat with them.
Females will reach sexual maturity in 10 months and 18 months for males. The slender loris has a life span of 12 to 15 years. The slender loris is for the most part insectivorous. This means they eat insects, but they will also eat slugs, young leaves, flowers, shoots, and occasionally eggs and nestlings. They can stretch and twist their long arms and legs through the branches without alerting their prey.
ED Score: Loading species distribution map Version View Gallery 3 2 3. Least severe. They are all part of the family Lorisidae. Slender lorises were originally named Lemur tardigradus in There are differences between the two species of slender loris, but there are many similarities, too. The slender loris is a small animal, with a body length between 7—10 inches It has long, slender arms and legs and a small, vestigial tail.
They have two large, closely set, saucer-like brown eyes that are used for precise depth perception and they are surrounded by dark-brown to black circles of fur. They have large prominent ears, which are thin, rounded and hairless at the edges. A major difference between the gray and red slender loris lies in their ear shape.
They have strong fingers and toes which are capable of maintaining a powerful grip for astonishingly long periods of time. The second digit on the hand and foot are very short, which allows for gripping on branches and food. They also have small finger nails. The color varies between the two species, but it is light red-brown or gray-brown on its back and dirty white on its chest and belly.
Their face is dark in color with a central pale stripe It has short fur on its forearms, hands and feet.
The slender loris is mostly insectivorous, meaning they eat mostly insects, but they will also eat slugs, young leaves, flowers, shoots, and occasionally eggs and nestlings. They eat a lot of noxious insects, such as toxic beetles and roaches, and will then engage in urine washing, rubbing urine over their hands, feet and face, which is thought to soothe or defend against the sting of these toxic insects.
Slender lorises also feed on plant material, including young leaves, shoots, flowers, and fruit with hard rinds. Slender lorises can move fast if alarmed. Although they spend most of the time in the trees, they occasionally come to the ground. When they get close, they crouch and leap suddenly, grabbing the animal or insect with their nimble hands. As carnivores, slender lorises do not tend to be picky, with research showing that they consume every part of their prey, which may include feathers, bones and hard exoskeletons.
The reproductive strategy of the slender loris varies slightly from that of the other loris species. While most individuals live alone, some also live in pairs. There are two distinct mating seasons in the wild, one from April to May and another from October to November.
In captivity, the slender loris breeds year round. During mating season, the female is in estrus for a period of days. Gestation ranges from days. The maternal instinct is apparently strong, as captive females have been observed caring for the infants of other females. Offspring reach sexual maturity between 10 and 18 months more slowly in males and may give birth themselves soon after. Slender lorises are solitary, nocturnal foragers who are active throughout the night.
During the day, they sleep curled up in a ball in hollow trees or in the crook of a branch, bracing themselves by clutching nearby twigs with their spindly arms and delicate hands.
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