Conservationists Call For YouTube To Ban Adorable Slow Loris Videos
If you’ve ever seen the YouTube viral hit “Tickling Slow Loris,” in which an adorable wide-eyed creature throws his arms up while being tickled by his loving owner, then you probably thought that the slow loris was the cutest thing ever and maybe even wished you had one of your own for a pet. Conservationists are calling for YouTube to ban these adorable videos of domesticated slow lorises because they believe that these videos are fueling a brutal and illegal pet trade that is putting these creatures at risk of extinction.
If you’ve ever seen the YouTube viral hit “Tickling Slow Loris,” in which an adorable wide-eyed creature throws his arms up while being tickled by his loving owner, then you probably thought that the slow loris was the cutest thing ever and maybe even wished you had one of your own for a pet.
What you may not be aware of is that the slow loris, which is the world’s only venomous primate, is at risk of extinction, largely due to an illegal pet trade that, according to a BBC documentary, mangles the animals, removing their front teeth and clipping of their venomous elbow patches.
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