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  Bengal or Northern Slow Loris

 

Venom created from brachial gland exudates mixed with saliva, potetntially deadly! Can cause anaphylactic shock in less than an hour.

  China

A 26 to 38 centimeter long Bengal or Northern Slow Loris in Beijing Zoo, China. It is one of five recognized subspecies of the genus Nycticebus, and is native to Northeast India, Bangladesh, South China, Myanmar, Indochina, and Thailand.

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