Rare Monkey Photographed For First Time

Written by Pat's Papers | Tuesday, 20 July 2010 6:34 AM


He certainly has big eyes. The New York Post prints the first photo ever taken of a rare breed of primate called the Horton Plains slender loris. The 8-inch-long monkey has only been spotted four times since it was discovered in 1937.

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More about the Horton Plains slender loris from the Edge of Existence Website

More about the Horton Plains slender loris from the Zoological Society of London

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