This strange little thing is called the Slender Loris (this is a baby). It's wrapped around a thumb! I would love it forever. It's name would be Ollie...or Thumbellina.
As reported by the Associated Press today. To read full story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070116/ap_on_sc/100_rarest_mammals_1
A baby slender loris is seen in this undated photograph released by the Zoological Society of London on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2007. It isn't often that the northern hairy-nosed wombat, the slender loris, and the pygmy hippopotamus share the spotlight. But these strange and unusual animals are the focus of a conservation program launched Tuesday by the Zoological Society of London, one that aims to eventually secure the existence of some of the world's rarest mammals. The program, called EDGE (for Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered) targets 100 species for scientific study, and the zoological society aims to take action on the top ten by the end of the year. (AP Photo/Zoological Society of London)
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