Winnie the aye-aye

Pygmy loris

Bushbaby

Sally the aye-aye

To mark their territory pottos leave urine trails on trees and deter predators using toxic secretions. They also have their own very distinct odour which you will be able to smell when you visit them. 

Potto

Slow lorises are the only venomous primate, producing a toxin in their glands, which becomes activated when mixed with their saliva.

Pygmy slow loris

Naked mole rats very rarely get cancer, and are capable of surviving low oxygen levels and are resistant to some forms of pain.

Naked mole-rat

Slender lorises silently sneak up on their prey and grab with their hands. 

Slender loris

The largest rodent in Madagascar, the giant jumping rat lives in burrows of complex tunnels.

Malagasy giant jumping rat 

Bushbabies get their name from their calls, which sound just like a newborn baby crying.

Bushbaby close-up, southern lesser galago 

Aye-ayes use their long finger to tap on branches and listen for hollow sounds, then they use their strong front teeth to rip open the bark before reaching into the hole to pull out their prey. 

Night Life

Discover the species who make the dark their home in London Zoo's Night Life.