A bit camera-shy…

July 19, 2010  

First photo ever of the Horton Plains slender loris: an eight inch tall. male.One of the rarest primates in the world, which was so elusive it was thought to have become extinct, has been caught on camera for the first time, researchers told Ada Derana. The Horton Plains Slender Loris thought to be extinct for 72 years has been photographed by an expedition led by researchers from Colomboand Open University. Pic copyright C. Mahanayakage, ZSL - Sri Lanka

A bit camera-shy…
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