Lorises are
nocturnal and
arboreal. They are found in
tropical and woodland forests of
India,
Sri Lanka, and parts of
southeast Asia. They resemble
lemurs. A loris's locomotion is a slow and cautious climbing form of
quadrupedalism. Some lorises are almost entirely
insectivorous, while others also include
fruits,
gums,
leaves, and
slugs in their diet. Female lorises practice
infant parking, leaving their infants in trees or bushes. Before they do this, they bathe their young with
allergenic
saliva that is acquired by licking patches on the insides of their elbows which produce a mild toxin that discourages most
predators, ==Taxonomic classification==