Map Notes. 1  Each point represents a people group in a country. 2  Colors âââââ are from the Joshua Project Progress Scale. 3  Points are best estimates, but should not be taken as exact.  Points represent the approximate center of a larger 1  area. Click any point for a popup with further people group details.
Slow lorises. Slow lorises are a group of primates from southeast Asia and possess a very rare trait for a mammal â a toxic bite. This provides defence from predators and mothers also protect their young by licking the toxin onto their fur. Slow lorises are perfectly adapted to life in the trees with special pincer-like hands and feet.
Hands are broad with an opposable thumb. Males and females are similar in appearance. Pygmy slow loris (or lesser slow loris) are nocturnal and arboreal. They seem to live solitary or in small family groups consisting of an adult male, an adult female and one or two generations of offspring. To remain inconspicuous, vocal exchanges are limited, and communication is primarily by olfactoric means, i.e. urine marking.