Pygmy slow loris
Автор:
Jesse Russell,Ronald Cohn, 142 стр., издатель:
"Книга по Требованию", ISBN:
978-5-5094-1316-2
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The pygmy slow loris (Nycticebus pygmaeus) is a rare species of slow loris that occurs in Southeast Asia, including Vietnam, Laos, China, and east of the Mekong River in Cambodia. They occur in a variety of forest habitats, including tropical dry forests, semi-evergreen and evergreen forests. The animal is nocturnal and arboreal, crawling along branches using slow, deliberate movements in search of prey. Unlike other primates, it does not leap. It lives together in small groups usually with 1–2 offspring. Adults can grow to around 18 to 21 cm (7.1 to 8.3 in) long and have virtually no tail. They weigh about 450 g (1 pound). Their diet consists of fruits, insects, small fauna, tree sap, and floral nectar. The animal has a toxic bite, which it gets by licking a toxic secretion from glands on the inside of its elbows. Its bottom, front teeth have a comb-like structure (called a toothcomb) that is used for scraping resin from tree bark. Данное...