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Meet the Southeast Asian animal that's endangered for being 'too cute'

2020-08-27 1 Dailymotion

Adorable footage taken at the Riau Natural Resources Conservation Center in Pekanbaru in Indonesia shows a rarely seen slow loris. <br /><br />Also known as a Nycticebus Coucang, the tiny primate with big eyes is in danger of extinction after becoming a target for Southeast Asia's illegal animal market. <br /><br />The Slow loris is seen in a cage on August 27, being held by officers after local residents handed the animal over to the Nature Conservation Agency.<br /><br />According to local media, many slow lorises are captured from their natural habitat every year and sold online or to local wildlife markets, often as pets.

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