SPECIES OF MAMMALS OF THE PACIFIC AREA 77 



Fig. 31 — Slow Loris 



southern Philippines. It has a short, rounded head, with large 

 eyes set close together, short ears scarcely visible above the 

 fur, short neck and very short tail concealed by body hair. The 

 limbs are short, the fur close and woolly, and the hands and feet 

 designed for grasping. The color is usually silver-gray with a 

 bufFy wash, but it varies somewhat in different forms. Dark 

 brown markings generally encircle the eyes. They are seen also 

 on the crown of the head, and often connect with a stripe of 



