Rare baby loris individual handed over and released back into the wild in Thanh Hoa
An endangered baby loris was received by the forest rangers from its family and released back into the wild, contributing to the protection of rare animals.
Báo Khoa học và Đời sống•22/11/2025
On November 20, the Forest Protection Department of Nhu Xuan, Thanh Hoa province, said that this unit coordinated with the police of Nhu Xuan commune to receive a rare small loris that was caught by a local resident and voluntarily handed over. Photo: Nguoi lao dong. Previously, Mr. Le Ba Hoang's family (living in Que Phu village, Nhu Xuan commune, Thanh Hoa province) unexpectedly discovered a loris while harvesting acacia in the family's hill area. After that, the family captured the rare animal and informed the police and forest rangers. Photo: Nhan Dan.
The police of Nhu Xuan commune and the forest rangers then received and handed over the animal to Ben En National Park for care and release into the natural environment. Photo: Tien Phong. The animal was identified as a pygmy loris ( scientific name Nycticebus pygmaeus). This species belongs to the endangered, rare and protected group IB, listed in the Vietnam Red Book. Photo: sdrov. The World Red Book classifies the pygmy loris as critically endangered (EN), in danger of extinction and in need of priority conservation. Photo: sdrov.
Because during the day they curl up to sleep, and when exposed to bright light they use their two front hands to cover their heads, faces, and eyes, so in some places they are called "cu lan", "monkey", "shy", "embarrassed". Photo: Josh More. The pygmy slow loris lives in subtropical and tropical dry broadleaf forests in Vietnam, Laos, China, and Cambodia. Photo: Scott Baker. When fully grown, the pygmy loris has a body length of 15 - 25 cm, weighs about 377 - 450 grams and has a reddish-brown coat. Photo: animaldiversity.org.
Their diet consists of insects, beetles, fruits, young leaves, bird eggs and nestlings. Due to their nocturnal nature, loris have large, round eyes that can see well in the dark. Photo: joelsartore.com. Readers are invited to watch the video: Discovering many new species in the Mekong River Region. Source: THĐT1.
Báo Khoa học và Đời sống•22/11/2025
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