
Image 1. Map of Gibbon Wildlife
Sanctuary (area in dark green), Assam, India
© Nabajit Das

Image 2. An adult Bengal Slow Loris in GWLS in a typical resting
posture.
Video
1. Loris escaping from floodlight.
Video
2. Slow Loris licking sap.
Video
3. Auto grooming by Slow Loris.
Table1. Slow loris encounters in Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary,
Assam, India
|
Indiv idual |
Tree species with loris |
Tree family |
Perching height |
Geographic location |
Animal activity |
Time of sighting (hr) |
|
1 |
Castonopsis indica |
Fagaceae |
12m |
26°41’31" N - 94°20’59"E |
Feeding |
20 |
|
2 |
Magnolia hodgsonii |
Magnoliaceae |
10m |
26°41’11" N - 94° 20’46"E |
Feeding |
2215 |
|
3 |
Duabanga sonneritoides |
Lythraceae |
12m |
26°40’33" N - 94° 21’19"E |
Moving |
2215 |
|
4 |
Dipterocarpus retusus |
Dipterocarpaceae |
15m |
26°40’44" N - 94° 21’29"E |
Moving |
35 |
Table 2: Bengal Slow Loris abundance rate in other areas
|
Study site |
abundance estimate (individuals/km) |
Surveyor |
|
|
|
|
|
Phou Xang He, Laos |
0.30 – 0.65 |
Duckworth 1994 |
|
|
|
|
|
Nakay-Nam Theun, Laos |
0.04 – 0.08 |
Duckworth 1998a |
|
|
|
|
|
Xe Piang, Laos |
0.13–0.27 |
Duckworth et al. 1994 |
|
|
|
|
|
Muang Hom, Laos |
0.10–0.21 |
Evans et al. 2000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Nam Kading, Laos |
0.10–0.22 |
Do |
|
|
|
|
|
Nam Ao, Laos |
0.14–0.30 |
Do |
|
|
|
|
|
Bang Navang, Laos |
0.09–0.20 |
Do |
|
|
|
|
|
Xe Namoy, Laos |
0.40–0.87 |
Do |
|
|
|
|
|
Assam, India |
0.33 – 0.03 |
Radhakrishna et al. 2006 |
|
|
|
|
|
Trishna & Sepahijala WLSs, |
|
|
|
Tripura, India |
0.22 |
Swapna et al. 2008 |