Some in Sri Lanka believe lorises can ward off the evil eye or help curse enemies
The first known photograph of a rare primate that was feared extinct has been captured by researchers in central Sri Lanka.
The Horton Plains slender loris, which has short, sturdy limbs and long fur, was tracked down in highland forest.
The photo shows an adult male sitting on a branch.
The elusive primate has been spotted only four times since 1937 and disappeared altogether from 1939 until 2002, when it was last glimpsed.
The mysterious creature was traced by a joint team from the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and Sri Lanka who conducted about 1,000 nocturnal searches in mountain forest.
The researchers were able to capture and physically examine one of the creatures, before releasing it back into the wild.
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