I've had just enough time... to feel sad for the slow loris
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| The slow loris kiss his owner |
In the Pahang jungle, I saw this man with the slow loris. It
was obvious that he has bonded with the animal and they treated each other
affectionately. But the slow loris is an endangered species. The cute, adorable
and gentle loris with its large eyes is popular as a pet but wild life trade
has decimated their population endangering them. Loris also do not breed well
in captivity and they have one of the slowest birth rate for a mammal. Before
they are sold as a pet, their teeth are ripped off with a plier as they have a
toxic bite. Many do not survive this treatment. When Rihana took a selfie with
a slow loris in Thailand, two men were arrested.
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| But it does not belong to the world of man |
I asked the man about keeping an endangered animal as a pet.
He told me that his loris dropped off from the tree when it was still a baby.
It would have died if he have left it where he found it. He could not return it
to its parents for they would reject it once it is tainted with the human
smell. So he had no choice but to rear it himself. I have no reason to doubt
him. I have no reason to believe him.
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| If it is true he save it, did he do the right thing to keep it? (he does love it, I'm sure) |
See this disturbing video -
