Abstract
The process of the birth of an infant slender loris has been observed under caged conditions—probably for the first time. The total time taken for the complete emergence of the fetus was 4 min and 34 sec. Three hours and 4 min later, the placenta was expelled and was completely devoured by the mother. Both head and breech presentations are normal and involve no manipulation from the mother. Detailed observations have been made on the pre-parturitional and post-parturitional changes in the mother.
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Kadam, K.M., Swayamprabha, M.S. Parturition in the slender loris (Loris tardigradus lydekkerianus). Primates 21, 567–571 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02373846
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02373846