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.
Cepat is a prime example of the harm that captivity can do to slow lorises. Like so many others, Cepat had his teeth brutally removed so he couldn't protect himself. And though he spent only six months in captivity, he developed metabolic bone disease as a result of poor nutrition.