One of the Milwaukee County Zoo's pygmy slow lorises looks out of the enclosure at the small mammals building. The animal is nicknamed "little fire face" because of the markings on their face. Last ...

They sleep during the day and forage at night. They can’t jump, but they’re excellent climbers. They have huge round eyes. And — unique among primates — they have a venomous bite. Meet slow lorises.

Lorises exhibit many quirky evolutionary adaptations, such as exceedingly slow locomotion, the ability to hibernate (which makes them unique among Asian primates), and their capacity to deliver a ...

Last November, the Milwaukee County Zoo acquired two pygmy slow lorises from the Brookfield Zoo in Illinois. The pair live in the nocturnal area of the small mammals building. It's the first time this ...