Scientists at Indonesia’s Alobi Wildlife Rescue Center confirm that the critically endangered Bangka slow loris, a venomous primate, is still alive after being thought missing from scientific records for decades. Reports from local residents describe the animal appearing in areas including residential gardens and along roads, and the rescue center is investigating cases and confirming identification.
Both outlets frame the discovery as a scientific and conservation update: the animal is described as having good hiding ability and remaining undetected for roughly a century. While Gizmodo emphasizes the long period of being “lost to science” and the confirmation of survival, Phys.org highlights where sightings occur across Bangka and the role of public calls to the rescue center after people encounter the primate. Together, the coverage centers on renewed documentation of a species previously treated as effectively extinct or not recently recorded in science.
