Slow Lorises Are Adorable but They Bite With Flesh-Rotting Venom. ... since 2012, the researchers have lost just one Javan slow loris to a predator, which was a feral dog. Image.

The slow loris seems adorable. But its venomous bite can cause necrotic wounds. New research shows how these primates use their venom in the wild.

A bite from a loris is no joke. They have glands underneath their armpits that ooze noxious oil, and when they lick those glands, their saliva combines with the oil to concoct the venom.

Though the slow loris may appear “cute” to human eyes, they have a toxic bite and do not thrive in captivity. Wildlife trafficking is a major cause of slow loris decline.

The slow loris’s large, glossy eyes make it look a little like the model on which all Disney princesses are based. Its wide, inviting stare and fuzzy belly suggest it’s cuddly.

That bite, combined with a hiss-like vocalization, sinuous movements, and a distinctive defensive posture in which the loris raises its arms above its head, make the primate look remarkably like a ...

Native to the rainforests of South and Southeast Asia, the slow loris is a cute, small primate that is more dangerous than it looks. Using their grooved canine teeth, they can deliver a devastating ...

The bites of these tiny primates have caused anaphylactic shock and even death in humans. For eight million years, slow lorises and cobras have coexisted in the same parts of Asia.

The slow loris seems adorable. But its venomous bite can cause necrotic wounds. New research shows how these primates use their venom in the wild.