Unusual foraging behaviour of the Bengal Slow Loris Nycticebus bengalensis (Lacépède, 1800) (Mammalia: Primates: Lorisidae) in the Shan Highlands, Myanmar
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In April 2022, in northern Shan State, Myanmar, a Bengal Slow Loris Nycticebus bengalensis, an Endangered species, was observed entering a house and feeding on two Eurasian Tree Sparrows Passer montanus. This observation provides new information about the diet of Nycticebus bengalensis and its habituation to a highly disturbed urban environment.
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