What is a slow loris?

A slow loris is one of a handful of species of small primates dwelling in South and Southeast Asia. They are typically described as moving slowly or deliberately, which is an understatement, but there doesn't seem to be any other way to describe their movements. They move in "slow motion"! I saw one at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans many years ago and stood mesmerized for at least twenty minutes in front of the exhibit. I couldn't look away. Since then, a slow loris has become sort of a "totem" for me.

"Pygmy slow loris." Grzimek's Animal Life. Gale, 2012. Web. 8 Jan. 2012.