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Feared extinct, Bangka slow loris primate rediscovered in Indonesia
Reuters · Daily Maverick
Published 21 Oct 2026, 8:07 am·just now·1 min read
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Oct 20 (Reuters) - The Bangka slow loris is one of Earth's most exotic primates, a slow-moving tree dweller that happens to be venomous. It was listed as critically endangered and possibly extinct, last scientifically documented in the 1930s, but now has been rediscovered on the tropical Indonesian island of Bangka.
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