(See Ruf et al., “Hibernation in the pygmy slow loris (Nycticebus pygmaeus): multiday torpor in primates is not restricted to Madagascar,” Scientific Reports, 2015.)
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The pygmy slow loris (Nycticebus pygmaeus) of Southeast Asia is the first hibernating primate discovered outside Madagascar.
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