Loris lydekkerianus
Slender Loris
MammalBest Season: Jan–Dec
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About this species
With enormous saucer-like eyes and impossibly long, thin limbs, the slender loris looks almost engineered for silent, unhurried movement through the night forest. It is far smaller and lankier than its Northeast Indian cousin the slow loris, and is entirely restricted to the dry and scrub forests of peninsular South India and Sri Lanka. Night walks to find the slender loris in South India's dry deciduous forest.
Behavior
Strictly nocturnal and solitary, moving hand-over-hand at a near-imperceptible pace through the mid-canopy and understorey, freezing motionless if disturbed.
Diet
Primarily insects, supplemented by small vertebrates, eggs, and occasionally leaves or shoots.
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When and Where to Photograph Slender Loris
A guided night walk with a spotlight in dry scrub forest is the only realistic way to find one — look low in the understorey rather than the high canopy, and expect a still, camouflaged silhouette rather than movement.
Plan field days around Jan–Dec: light is often strongest at dawn and dusk, when many mammals and birds are most active. Work with a naturalist who knows local movement patterns — they will position you ethically while improving your odds of a encounter in Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary.