Slender loris extinction was widely believed before the rare primate was photographed in central Sri Lanka late last year.
By Krishan Francis, Associated Press
GALLE, Sri Lanka
A nocturnal, forest-dwelling primate with orb-like eyes and short limbs was photographed in central Sri Lanka late last year after being feared extinct, researchers said Monday.
A Horton Plains slender loris was caught on camera after lengthy surveys of the forest by researchers from the Zoological Society of London, the University of Colombo and the Open University of Sri Lanka.
Team leader Saman Gamage said the mammal was not sighted for more than 60 years until in 2002 a researcher reported spotting its eyes during a search — inspiring the effort to view it fully and photograph it to prove the primate existed.
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