Slender Loris Gets A Checkup (PHOTOS)

For humans, a medical examination is often a time of fear, frustration and embarrassment. But for a slender loris, a checkup is just another chance to look adorable.

Getty snapped some shots of two female lorises getting their first health exam at the London Zoo.

Unfortunately for lorises, their cuteness can actually be a bad thing, according to The Telegraph.

Videos of these cuddly creatures have reportedly helped increase the demand for lorises as pets. Animal poachers, taking note of the demand, smuggle the endangered animals from Southeast Asia and sell them. They often die while being transported.

Getty reports that the London Zoo is involved in conservation efforts to help save the loris.

Edge of Existence reports that their population is shrinking because of deforestation from logging and agriculture.

Click here to learn more about saving the loris and see one getting a checkup below:

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An eight-month-old female slender loris waits to be given her first health check by the veterinary team at London Zoo on July 21. Two female baby slender lorises, who are yet to be named, were given health checks, their sex determined and micro-chipped. Slender loris is the common name for the strepsirrhine primates who are nocturnal and originate from India, Sri Lanka, and southeast Asia. London Zoo supports conservation of lorises in Sri Lanka, where populations are thought to be under threat from deforestation. -Getty

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An eight-month-old female slender loris waits to be given her first health check by the veterinary team at London Zoo on July 21. Two female baby slender lorises, who are yet to be named, were given health checks, their sex determined and micro-chipped. Slender loris is the common name for the strepsirrhine primates who are nocturnal and originate from India, Sri Lanka, and southeast Asia. London Zoo supports conservation of lorises in Sri Lanka, where populations are thought to be under threat from deforestation. -Getty

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Eh SO CUTE

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[karen lyons kalmenson]

08:51 AM on 07/27/2011

precious little critter is NOT pet material.

[elkscorpion11]

01:34 PM on 07/25/2011

oh my goodness she is soooooooo cute thats why she needs to stay in the wild before we all go try to get one read on how hard it is to care for that little cutey

[Allen Gregory]

12:50 PM on 07/25/2011

The natural world is pretty darn remarkable :)

[MikeyJaii]

12:30 PM on 07/25/2011

I want one...........

[ebanks84]

12:29 PM on 07/25/2011

Awww, how cute. Take very good care of that sweet little creature please.

[BuckyJamesDio]

12:27 PM on 07/25/2011

I know a Lori. She's not slender. She does have big eyes and a prehensile tail though.

[The Revolving Diet]

12:22 PM on 07/25/2011

Should be in the wild - but thanks for sharing the complete cuteness!

I have now had cuteness overload!!

[Oneandoneandone]

12:22 PM on 07/25/2011

"Videos of these cuddly creatures have reportedly helped increase the demand for lorises as pets. Animal poachers, taking note of the demand, smuggle the endangered animals from Southeast Asia and sell them. They often die while being transported."

The same thing is happening to marmosets :(

They are ridiculously cute but they aren't supposed to be pets!

[cmfrtblebbw]

12:10 PM on 07/25/2011

I dont see cute, sorry. Creepy yellow fingered weirdos!

[3Nox]

12:00 PM on 07/25/2011

Aww poor baby. She looks so worried with those huge eyes!

[IntoAnEnormousCollage]

10:51 AM on 07/25/2011

How perfectly cute! I just spent the last 15 minutes clicking around the edge of existance site screaming "How do I save!? I save you!". I enventually donated but not before convincing my co-workers of my insanity.

[emulsifier]

10:38 AM on 07/25/2011

OH M JEE. Cutieee patootieee!

Sad that they're endangered though. But in our time, what isn't. =(

[NateinMpls]

10:07 AM on 07/25/2011

Those cute pictures put a smile on my face!

[farmerlady]

09:08 AM on 07/25/2011

Unbelieveable that people view a picture of something beautiful anbd their response is to tear it away from its home and lock it in a cage. Sick!

[Oneandoneandone]

12:22 PM on 07/25/2011

Agreed. This happens with all sorts of creatures (especially birds).

[rbryanh]

02:22 PM on 07/25/2011

Having likely rendered its home uninhabitable, would you prefer we let the entire species die? No doubt you object to human encroachment on such habitats, but when you do so, be sure to specify which billion or so humans you'd like to sacrifice and how you'd like to go about killing them.

[gx5000]

09:07 AM on 07/25/2011

Too much awwwwwwe !
Their faces are so full of bliss it's scary. Wonderful.