The slow loris may look cute and harmless, but it hides one of the most unusual weapons in the animal kingdom. Found in the forests of Southeast Asia, it is the only known venomous primate on Earth.

While they may look like innocent, wide-eyed plush toys on social media, slow lorises hide a far more violent reality. New research from 2026 shows that for these endangered primates, returning to the ...

The birth was the first primate for the Zoo’s newly reopened World of Darkness exhibit. Adult pygmy slow lorises weigh about one pound, and are found exclusively in the bamboo and forests of Southeast ...

Some of the cutest creatures in the animal kingdom are actually among the most dangerous. They may look soft, fluffy, or even harmless, but they can attack, poison, or seriously injure people when ...

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Meet Memphis Zoo's venomous but adorable new addition: a ping pong ball-sized pygmy slow loris. The tiny primate, who has not yet been named, was born on Dec. 13 to Samper and Artemis at the Memphis ...