Quirky slender loris baby born at ZSL London Zoo
Added: (Thu Sep 24 2009)
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With its huge Bambi-like eyes and long slender limbs ZSL London Zoo’s newest addition could be straight out of a Disney movie – but it is in fact a grey slender loris.
Samaya, whose sex is yet unknown, is the Zoo’s first baby slender loris for 13 years. The playful youngster will be given the pet name of Sam if male or Maya if female.
The Zoological Society of London’s EDGE of Existence Conservation Project (www.zsl.org/edge) works to conserve the primates in Sri Lanka; the slender loris is in decline due to hunting and deforestation.
It’s hoped Samaya’s birth will allow both keepers and conservationists to learn more about the species.
Visitors can now come and see the three-month-old youngster playing with its mother, Menika, and father, Nehru, in the Zoo’s Night Zone.
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