LORIS

name for slow-moving, nocturnal, arboreal primates of the family Lorisidae, found in India, Sri Lanka, and SE Asia. Lorises have round heads, large round eyes, and furry bodies. They have no tails, and their index fingers are vestigial. Lorises move hand over hand through the trees, gripping the branches firmly with hands and feet; they feed on insects and vegetable matter. Best known are the slender loris (Loris tardigradus), with an 8-in.-long (20-cm) body and very thin legs, and the slow loris (Nycticebus coucang), with a 16-in.-long (40-cm) body and short, thick legs. The slow loris has pale brownish fur with a darker dorsal stripe. African members of the loris family are the potto (Perodicticus potto), which has a stumpy tail, the angwantibo (Arctocebus calabarensis), characterized by its pointed face, and the bush babies, or galagos, a distinctive group of small, swift-moving animals. Lorises are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Mammalia, order Primates, family Lorisidae.

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books on: Loris  - 512 results

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International Wildlife Encyclopedia - Vol. 11
Book by Maurice Burton, Robert Burton; Marshall Cavendish, 2002
Subjects: Zoology--Dictionaries
...groves DISTRIBUTION Slender loris: southern India and Sri Lanka. Slow lorises: Southeast Asia. STATUS Slender loris and pygmy slow loris: vulnerable and declining. Slow loris: uncommon. Creeping up on prey Lorises are arboreal (trLl-living...
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Russia and the Soviet Union: A Modern History
Book by Warren Bartlett Walsh; University of Michigan Press, 1958
Subjects: Soviet Union--History
...PROPOSED AND ACTUAL A case in point was Loris-Melikov, whom Alexander had, so to speak, inherited from his father. General Loris-Melikov had distinguished himself as...attempt upon the latters life in 1880, Loris-Melikov was placed at the head of a Supreme...
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Mikhailovsky and Russian Populism
Book by James H. Billington; Clarendon Press, 1958
Subjects: Mikhailovskii, N. K--(Nikolai Konstantinovich)--1842-1904, Populism--Russia
dissuade Loris from sanctioning the hanging of Mlodetsky...February. 1 By rejecting Garshins entreaties, Loris cut off the last avenue --however improbable...Mikhailovsky, who took the lead in attacking Loris. In an anonymous Towards a Characterization...
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The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories
Book by Leo Tolstoy, Louise Maude, J. D. Duff, Richard F. Gustafson, Aylmer Maude; Oxford University Press, 1997
Subjects: Tolstoy, Leo--graf--1828-1910--Translations into English
Yes, I won it all and went away! Loris-Melikov quite understood what sort of...The red-haired Gamzalo was the only one Loris-Melikov did not understand. He saw that...repugnance, and hatred for all Russians, and Loris-Melikov could therefore not understand...
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Posthumous Works
Book by Leo Tolstoy, Archibald J. Wolfe; International Book Publishing Company, 1920
Subjects: Fiction
...Only Gamzalo, the red-haired, was a mystery to Loris-Melikov. Loris-Melikov saw that this man was not only devoted to...aversion and hatred for all Russians, and therefore Loris-Melikov could not understand why he had come over...
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The Struggle to Breathe: Living at Life Expectancy with Cystic Fibrosis
Journal article by J. Daniel Schubert, Margaret Murphy; The Oral History Review, Vol. 32, 2005
Subjects: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation--Services, Cystic fibrosis--Care and treatment, Cystic fibrosis--Research, Morris-Hughes, Lori--Appreciation, Morris-Hughes, Lori--Health aspects, Terminally ill persons--Appreciation, Terminally ill persons--Biography, Terminally ill persons--Health aspects, Terminally ill--Appreciation, Terminally ill--Biography, Terminally ill--Health aspects
...Beyond functioning as an illness narrative, Loris account offers a candid portrayal of her...celebration of the conquests of the hero, but Loris narrative is not a typical hero story because...is like. Living With Cystic Fibrosis: Loris Story Lori now spends three or four weeks...
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The Making of a Revolutionary Icon: Vera Nikolaevna Figner and the People's Will in the Wake of the Assassination of Tsar Aleksandr Ii
Journal article by Lynne Hartnett; Canadian Slavonic Papers, Vol. 43, 2001
Subjects: 19th Century, Alexander II, Czar of Russia (Aleksandr Nikolayevich) (1818-81), Alexander II, Tsar of Russia, Assassinations & assassination attempts, Figner, Vera N, History, Royalty, Russia
...Minister of Internal Affairs, Count Mikhail Loris-- Melikov, had been particularly concerned...concessions from the government. During Mikhail Loris-Melikovs "dictatorship of the heart...of the Winter Palace in February 1880, Loris-- Melikov escalated his proposed reforms...
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Assessing Learning Processes: Useful Information for Teachers and Students
Journal article by Sonya C. Carr; Intervention in School & Clinic, Vol. 37, 2002
Subjects: Learning--Technique, Students--Evaluation, Teachers--Practice
...important?") to establish rapport and elicit Loris thoughts about math and its importance...135 - 361 - 268 The teacher recorded Loris comments and allowed time for her to complete...teacher also used a tape recorder to record Loris responses so that she could transcribe...
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The Project Approach: An Appreciation for the Constructivist Theory
Journal article by Pamela R. Cook; Forum on Public Policy: A Journal of the Oxford Round Table, 2006
Subjects: Constructivism (Education)--Analysis, Constructivism (Education)--Educational aspects, Constructivism (Learning theory)--Analysis, Constructivism (Learning theory)--Educational aspects, Education--Evaluation, Education--Methods, Learning--Methods, Teaching methods--Evaluation
...for them to learn to problem-solve. Loris Malaguzzi, (Quoted by Fraser, 2000...possibilities to inherent with the materials. Loris Malalguzzi, suggests, "The wider the...and racetrack. Lella Gandini, quotes Loris Malaguzzi (Edwards, Gandini Forman...
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Alexander III, Tsar of Russia 1881-1889: John Etty Assesses the Historical Significance of One of the Lesser Known Tsars
Journal article by John Etty; History Review, 2008
Subjects: Alexander III, Czar of Russia--Biography, Czars--Biography
...denunciation by Pobedonostsev in March 1881 of Loris-Melikov (the Minister of Internal Affairs...intent that four ministers, including Loris-Melikov, resigned the following day...repressive methods. Alexander replaced Loris-Melikov with Nikolai Ignatiev as Interior...
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Loris Greaud; Palaais De Tokyo
Magazine article by Claire Moulene; Artforum International, Vol. 46, Summer 2008
Subjects: Greaud, Loris--Exhibitions, Installations (Art)--Exhibitions
Loris Greaud; Palaais De Tokyo. by Claire Moulene In Loris Greauds work, what is on display is only ever the tip of the iceberg. Likewise, the artist is merely the figurehead for a gigantic production system involving collaborations with architect...
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Loris Cecchini
Magazine article by Marco Meneguzzo; Artforum International, Vol. 39, December 2000
Subjects: Cecchini, Loris--Works, Sculptors--Works, Sculpture--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
LORIS CECCHINI by Marco Meneguzzo MUSEO CASTEL NUOVO The work of thirty-one-year-old Loris Cecchini takes two apparently distinct forms: the actual-size reconstruction of ordinary objects in soft, monochrome rubber and the photographic...
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Lori's War
Magazine article; Foreign Policy, Spring 2000
Subjects: Seattle, Washington--Demonstrations, protests, etc., Wallach, Lori--Conduct of life, World Trade Organization--Demonstrations, protests, etc.
Loris War. Meet Lori Wallach, leader of the anti-WTO protests in Seattle. Find out who she is, how she works, and what she plans...
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The Bradley Method
Magazine article by Ann Murphy; Dance Magazine, Vol. 77, March 2003
Subjects: Bradley, Loris--Management, Bradley, Loris--Selection, appointment, resignation, etc., Dance production, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (San Francisco)--Officials and employees, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (San Francisco)--Performances
The Bradley method by Ann Murphy Loris Bradley took over the post of performing-arts curator of Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco last May. She came...
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Utah Medical School Accused of Favoring Women, Minorities
Magazine article; Black Issues in Higher Education, Vol. 19, September 12, 2002
Subjects: Betz, Loris, Campuses, College admissions, Colleges & universities, Committees, Discrimination, Education, Medical schools, Minority & ethnic groups, University of Utah, Women
...nondiscrimination policy. "We are focusing on diversity as something we should celebrate over academic excellence," Dayton said. Loris Betz, dean of the medical school, denied the university has compromised excellence. The medical schools graduates score in...
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Loris' Effort Adds Up for Grant
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), September 22, 2007
Loris Effort Adds Up for Grant. Byline: Joe Aguilar Joe Loris is just a fraction of Grants offense, and hes not alone...there; do your one (assignment)," Rous explained. Loris understands. Hes a Rous kind of guy, actually. He loves...
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Charlotte A. Loris, 86 Foreign Service Officer
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, June 27, 2003
Charlotte A. Loris, 86 Foreign Service officer. Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES Charlotte A. Loris, 86 Foreign Service officer Charlotte A. Loris, a retired Foreign Service officer, died May 13 of pneumonia and age-related causes at Villa...
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Loris Coming to Town
Newspaper article; The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland), October 3, 2005
Loris Coming to Town. LORIS Capirossi who recently landed two wins over the Moto GP world champion...three days, November 25-27, show organiser Wallace Rollins said: Loris is the biggest current racing star to attend the show. He received...
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Scientists Dash to the Jungle to Save the Vanishing Slow Loris; SCIENTISTS FROM CARDIFF STUDY PRIMATE IN BORNEO
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), July 29, 2011
Subjects: Primates--Protection and preservation, Primates--Research, Scientists--Protection and preservation, Scientists--Research
...to the Jungle to Save the Vanishing Slow Loris; SCIENTISTS FROM CARDIFF STUDY PRIMATE...Malaysia, to track the elusive slow loris. The cute primate - which shot to fame thanks to a You-Tube "tickling slow loris" video that attracted 7.5 million views...
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DON'T MIND YOUR Qs PS & TAKE ONE; in a Documentary for S4C, Geraint Lloyd Gives an Insight into the Bois Y Loris (Lorry Boys) Club
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), June 18, 2011
Subjects: Documentary films, Documentary movies, Questions and answers, Truck drivers
...Lloyd Gives an Insight into the Bois Y Loris (Lorry Boys) Club. Q: How did the idea...now have over 350 members of the Bois y Loris club. There are so many Welsh-speaking...would be an ideal career for me. Bois y Loris, Thursday, S4C, 9pm. English subtitles...
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encyclopedia articles on: Loris  - 6 results

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Loris
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
LORIS name for slow...and SE Asia. Lorises have round heads...are vestigial. Lorises move hand over...are the slender loris ( Loris tardigradus...members of the loris family are the...moving animals. Lorises are classified...
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Loris-Melikov, Mikhail Tarielovich
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
LORIS-MELIKOV, MIKHAIL TARIELOVICH mekh yel t ryel vich lo ris-me lyik f...1884), but Alexander III voided the reform and dismissed its author. Loris-Melikov in his youth is portrayed in Leo Tolstoys Hadjii Murad...
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Bush Baby
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
BUSH BABY name for several small, active nocturnal primates of the loris family, found in forested parts of Africa. Bush babies, also called galagos, form the subfamily Galaginae. The smallest are...
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Potto
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
POTTO see loris . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Angwantibo
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ANGWANTIBO see loris . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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