Fact 161: Why does the slow Loris have big eyes and markings on its face and back?
Fact 161: Why does the slow Loris have big eyes and markings on its face and back?
The reason why the slow Loris has big eyes and markings on its face and back is to imitate the spectacled cobras, the slow lorises can even move rhythmically in a cobra-like way while hanging upside down by pointing their head up in the air with their snout (nose) looks unbelievably like the head of a spectacled cobra and their back has a line (marking) which resembles the cobra's body and tail, the eyes look like the markings on a spectacled cobras (neck) hood.
The reason the slow Loris mimics the spectacled cobra is that it is a defence mechanism to protect it from predators and because the slow Loris and the spectacled cobra live in the same habits in the same parts of Asia.
Another reason this also really works as a defence mechanism is because the slow Loris is nocturnal and the spectacled cobra is active during the day and night.
