Anna Nekaris, Oxford Brookes University, UK.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nSo far this week it seems that only insects, scorpions and other “icky” animals seem to be poisonous.\u00a0 Today we are going to change all of that by taking a trip to India and Southeast Asia to learn about the “clown” of the primate world, the Slow Loris.\u00a0 I say this animal is a clown since Loris means “clown” or “simpleton” in dutch.<\/p>\n
The slow loris is a rather peculiar animal with their big eyes and variety of calls including hisses, buzzes and loud whistles.\u00a0 For the purpose of this weeks fact though we will talk about their unique venom they are capable of producing.\u00a0 This primate has sebaceous glands located in the crook of their elbow.\u00a0 When this clown is about to bite into its prey they will lick these glands coating their teeth with a poison.\u00a0 Once they bite into their unfortunate prey this poison will cause the bite site to itch, swell\u00a0 and ache for days.\u00a0 Let this be a warning that not all primates are friendly and fun.\u00a0 I don’t think you would want to get bit by this little guy. The slow loris will also coat their babies with this poison if they have to leave them alone for any amount of time.\u00a0 This is a very interesting technique to ensure that nothing attacks your children.\u00a0 Instead of getting a babysitter the next time you go out, just spread harmful poison on your kids.\u00a0 Not only will your kids be safe from predators but you just saved yourself some money by not having to hire that pesky 14 year old babysitter.<\/p>\n
My babysitter analogy may seem a little far-fetched (and it was meant to), however, it is interesting to know that the slow loris is actually a very distant relative of humans.\u00a0 So go ahead and give the crooks of your elbows a good lick to see if you have any poison left.\u00a0 Don’t worry, I won’t judge you if you actually did this.<\/p>\n
I hope you enjoyed learning that even cute animals can be venomous.\u00a0 Make sure you come back tomorrow for another Dangerous Wild Fact.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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