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Bridges in the sky help slow lorises keep to the trees

Endangered primate cannot leap between isolated clumps of rainforest but can easily navigate artificial walkways.
Javan slow loris.

Farming has fragmented the forest habitat of the Javan slow loris, but artificial bridges allow the primates to travel safely above developed land. Credit: Andrew Walmsley/NPL

Cautious primates called slow lorises can learn to traverse artificial bridges high above the ground, allowing the animals to move between patches of trees surrounded by farmland.

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Nature 577, 148 (2020)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-03885-7

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