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// A critical threat facing lorises is the illegal pet trade. Animals are plucked from the forest and sold in open markets. Usually their teeth are cut out – because they are venomous – which makes it really difficult to return them to wild if they are rescued.

A critical threat facing lorises is the illegal pet trade. Animals are plucked from the forest and sold in open markets. Usually their teeth are cut out – because they are venomous – which makes it really difficult to return them to wild if they are rescued.

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