Meet Memphis Zoo’s venomous but adorable new addition: a ping pong ball-sized pygmy slow loris .
The tiny primate, who has not yet been named, was born on Dec. 13 to Samper and Artemis at the Memphis Zoo. The young offspring is being “hand-raised behind the scenes,” the zoo announced Monday .
“Zoo veterinarians determined he needed extra assistance to give him the best chance of survival, so he is being hand-reared by dedicated staff who feed him every two hours around the clock,” the zoo said.
Videos shared by the zoo show staff members feeding formula to the newborn pygmy slow loris through a small feeder. The zoo reported that the young primate has now graduated to a “slurry of banana, leaf eater biscuit, water, and formula,” which he now eats out of a bowl.
A zoo spokesperson told USA TODAY that the little primate will be named once keepers get to know his personality.
Pygmy slow loris are venomous primates
