Lake Superior Zoo shows off pygmy slow loris babies

DULUTH, Minn.– The Lake Superior Zoo welcomed two new pygmy slow loris babies, and they’re growing fast!

The little critters were born unexpectedly back on November 17th.

And since then, zoo staff has been carefully managing their care with supplemental feeding, and health monitoring.

Slow Pygmy Lorises are the only venomous primates in the world, and they’re critically endangered.

This isn’t the first time the zoo has contributed to the population.

“They have been recommended to breed for a while, so they have had successful kiddos in the past. Their names are Gnocchi and Pesto, and right now they’re at different facilities to breed there,” said Kelli Carroll, animal care specialist at the Lake Superior Zoo. “So, we’re hoping that these babies, should they survive, which we’re cautiously optimistic that they will. Will also get to participate in the species survival plan and work to help Loris numbers out there.”

If you want to visit Colby, Georgio and their babies, zoo staff told FOX 21 it’s important to stay quiet and avoid flash photography.

To ensure the family remains calm and happy.