Loris

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/loris

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific name?Subfamily: Lorinae
2. What is the diet?Omnivore: insects, bird eggs, small vertebrates, fruits, nectar, gum, and tree sap
3. What makes a loris different from other monkeys?Lorises have wet noses, move very slowly, and can produce a mild venom from a gland on their elbow that helps protect them from predators.
4. How do lorises find food in the forest?They move slowly and patiently through the branches, catching insects, eating fruits, and even gnawing bark to get tree sap.

Strepsirrhine Primates: A suborder of primates that includes lemurs, lorises, and galagos, characterized by a wet nose and a toothcomb.
Arboreal: An organism that lives in trees, adapted for life in the canopy.
Brachial Gland: A gland located on the elbow of lorises that secretes a liquid used in their venomous bite.
IUCN Red List: The International Union for Conservation of Nature's list of threatened species, categorizing their risk of extinction.