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.
In fact, the slow loris ingests high-energy food. Birds, which have very quick metabolisms tend to eat the same type of diet. It is estimated that the true cause for their slow metabolism is from toxic insects that inhibit a lorises digestive system. The plant matter they consume can also have these effects as well.