Slow loris found in Bandarban forest
BSS, Bandarban
Indigenous Bom people found an ash-white and owl-eyed slow loris, believed to be near extinct in Bangladesh, in the forest near Shailpropat Tourism Centre Saturday.The monkey weighing about 5kg with big eyes and long black stripes on the back is very shy and keeps its face hid behind paws. The district administration collected the monkey from the indigenous people and kept it in a cage at the deputy commissioner's residence, attracting a large number of curious people. Wildlife experts identified the animal as "Lajjaboti Banor" or slow loris and said the animal can still be seen in the deep forests of Bandarban. Professor of Zoology Depart-ment of Dhaka University Dr M Khalilur Rahman told the BSS that it was a "critically endangered" species, which lives in solitude. He said the animal with the scientific name Nycticebus Coucang grow up to 40 centimetres. Two years ago an infant orangutan was found in the deep forests of Roangchhari, which is now kept at Chittagong Zoo.
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