The birth was the first primate for the Zoo’s newly reopened World of Darkness exhibit. Adult pygmy slow lorises weigh about one pound, and are found exclusively in the bamboo and forests of Southeast ...

At the Smithsonian’s National Zoo, two brown, fuzzy babies with big round eyes belonging to an endangered species have been born in the Small Mammal House. “They are incredibly cute. They look like ...

Two bug-eyed infants emerged the morning of March 21. Their birth the night before was a triumph for the staff at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. The duo were pygmy ...

WASHINGTON — The Smithsonian National Zoo has something to celebrate. For the very first time, pygmy slow loris babies were born at the zoo. The two new babies are an endangered species. On March 21, ...

A very small, very rare, and very nocturnal new resident is the latest animal to be born at the Bronx Zoo. Zoo officials have announced the birth of an endangered pygmy slow loris, a tiny primate born ...

The animal was born Wednesday, Feb. 24 to 9-year-old mother Gouda and 9-year-old father Muenster. Zoo News: A pygmy slow loris was born on February 24 to 9-year-old mom, Gouda, and 9-year-old father, ...

The baby loris was born at the Ohio on February 24 to parents Gouda and Muenster. Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013, covering pets, animal rescue and ...

In March, the Small Mammal House team celebrated the birth of two pygmy slow lorises—a first for the Zoo! Now, the bright-eyed babies are getting braver and exploring their exhibit. See them sample ...

DULUTH — "It's super dark in there, and I can see their little glowing eyes," zookeeper Bethany Wright said. On the morning of March 1, checking in on the Lake Superior Zoo's pair of pygmy slow ...

DULUTH — Pygmy slow lorises got their name for a reason, but a pair at the Lake Superior Zoo have been moving fast when it comes to baby-making. The latest pygmy slow loris twins born in Duluth are ...

For the Bronx Zoo, Christmas came early in 2025. On December 13, the Zoo celebrated the birth of the first primate born in the Zoo's new immersive World of Darkness exhibit. Its first new primate ...

The birth of two endangered primates on March 21 was a triumph for Smithsonian staff. Jessie Cohen, Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Two bug-eyed infants emerged the ...