During the day, only the back is visible, but at night, I come alive. Actually, “you can’t judge a book by its cover”!

“Where’s the slow loris?”

Only the back remains during the day,

The night comes alive,

Are you curious?

What is his night life like?

Let us follow his footsteps to find out——

(Warm reminder: The video below is a bit dark, please wear night vision goggles)

One lazy, two white, lazy night busy

"You go to work, I sleep; you sleep, my night life has just begun!" - Xiaolan

Here I come!

Let's go! I'll show you my nightlife

As a member of the loris family, the Bengal slow monkey is the perfect interpreter of the word "lazy". During the day, he almost performs "slow motion" to the extreme, mostly climbing movements without jumping. He usually treats the surrounding environment with an extremely cautious attitude, and most of the time he chooses to curl up and rest quietly between the cracks of the rocks, as if the whole world has nothing to do with him. But when he finds strange people or things in the environment, he will choose to watch quietly or stay away.

This is the back, not the butt.

Although the little sloth appears lazy during the day, don't underestimate him! As a nocturnal primate, the night is his real home. When night falls, the little sloth becomes energetic and begins to show his unique style. His big eyes flash bright orange light in the dark, like two small lanterns, lighting his way to explore the night.

Two fireflies in the dark

Little Lazy: "Don't call me lazy!" At night, he does a lot of exercise, and walking a few kilometers at night is no problem for him. Look, he is busy moving around all night, constantly moving between the treetops, climbing up and down, and he is very busy.

Searching and searching ~ Treasure hunting

So, what is Little Lazy doing so busy? It turns out that he is looking for insects released by the keepers in the trees! Dubia, mealworms, crickets, etc., these are his delicious food. They often "escape" without a trace, so Little Lazy needs to "run around" to find them!

The lazy little guy running around

(Look closely, it's running very fast! I didn't use double speed)

Trust training and new enrichment methods

Manual enrichment, trying to build trust

The breeder waved the silkworm chrysalis in his hand in front of Xiao Lan, who was quickly attracted by the squirming little thing and slowly approached the breeder. As Xiao Lan approached, the breeder hid the silkworm chrysalis in one fist and challenged Xiao Lan to guess in which hand the silkworm chrysalis was hidden.

The clever little sloth first sniffed the fist closest to him carefully, and after confirming that there was nothing, he began to stretch out his claws to hook the keeper's other fist. "Hmm~ guessed it right!" The keeper opened his palm, and the little sloth opened his little hand and picked up the silkworm pupa, held it in his hand and began to taste it.

Little Lazy: Hey, I ate it.

Through such careful training time and time again, a deep bond of trust was established between Xiaolan and the breeder, which prepared the first step for future physical examinations such as blood sampling and examinations from his arms.

【Food enrichment, physical training】

The lazy boy sitting and eating a banana with relish

"Besides liking to sit and eat,

I also like...”

One, two, three...

Oh my god, this core strength is too strong!

Use hind legs to hang upside down on golden hooks to catch food

(It’s too dark here, please look carefully)

The little sloth is an omnivorous expert! Not only is he keen on hunting insects and other small animals, he also has a special liking for fruit, nectar, sap and other plant delicacies. The keeper knows his habits very well and cleverly hangs food on the tree trunk, as if setting a challenge for the little sloth to eat from a high altitude.

Little Lazy: Got it!

Little Lazy uses his hind legs flexibly, just like a martial arts master performing the "inverted golden hook" stunt, to easily obtain delicious food, while also giving his body a full workout.

Xiaolan: Let go! Hang upside down successfully

It is worth mentioning that the slow loris' limbs have specialized arteries. This magical structure allows it to maintain good blood circulation when it maintains a grasping posture for a long time, ensuring that its claws are flexible and powerful, always ready to meet the next feeding challenge.

Ah! Get up!

The careful arrangements made by the keepers not only satisfied Xiaolan's feeding needs, but also invisibly enhanced his physical fitness and skills, which was truly killing two birds with one stone.

[Bite on the bark and brush your teeth]

The keeper carefully prepared fresh branches of paper mulberry, mulberry and Koelreuteria paniculata for the little sloth in the room. When night fell, the little sloth swam skillfully among the trees, using its keen sense of smell to find a place to bite, and nibbled the bark quickly and accurately.

Bark eaten by sloths

Look at the bark he has gnawed. It really makes people marvel at his gnawing skills! In fact, the process of gnawing the bark is not only for finding food, but also for rubbing teeth, which has the effect of brushing teeth.

Stretch! It's time for me to get up

As the sun gradually sets and a faint afterglow appears on the horizon, Xiaolan wakes up from his sweet dream and begins to show his active side during this period.

I'm going out