Scientific Name
Loris lydekkerianus
WILD POPULATION
UNKNOWN
LOCATION
KARNATAKA
IUCN RED LIST
NEAR THEATENED
CONTRIBUTORS
VARSHA BHASKARAN
KESANG BHUTIA
In the heart of Bengaluru lives a primate locally called kaadu pappa, meaning ‘forest baby’. It is a shy arboreal creature, so tiny that it fits in a human adult’s palm. Few people even know of its existence, let alone its presence in India’s Silicon Valley. Malaika Vaz collaborates with researchers Varsha Bhaskaran and Kesang Bhutia to understand more about the mysterious ways of Slender Loris.