Indonesia's loris population has been devastated by the boom in people wanting them as pets.
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The slender loris is native to India and Sri Lanka, where experts fear it is becoming extinct.
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Currently fifth in the standings, he trails joint leaders Loris Capirossi and Nicky Hayden by 34 points.
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Marco Melandri and Loris Capirossi should be fit to start in Assen on Saturday, despite suffering injuries in the same incident.
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While the slender loris is extremely rare, other types of loris thrive in parts of South Asia and South East Asia.
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"This is the first time we have been able to conduct such a close examination of the Horton Plains slender loris, " he said.
BBC: 'Extinct' primate, slender loris, pictured in Sri Lanka
You might never have heard of a Slow Loris but a clip on YouTube shows why it's becoming so appealing to own one as a pet.
"We were forced to buy a saw in the market to continue amputations, " the group's Loris de Filippi told the Reuters news agency in Cite Soleil.
Italian pair Loris Capirossi and Marco Melandri will be there or thereabouts, however I have a suspicion that Stoner might get the better of his new team-mate at Ducati, Capirossi.
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Some communities believe eating loris flesh can treat leprosy.
BBC: 'Extinct' primate, slender loris, pictured in Sri Lanka
The golden-headed langur of Vietnam and China's Hainan gibbon are down to a few dozen and the Horton Plains slender loris of Sri Lanka has been spotted only four times since 1937.
The race, which took place in wet conditions, was one of the most eventful in years, with outsiders like Marco Melandri and Loris Capirossi having a spell in the lead before Stoner took charge.
Rossi, fastest in Friday's practice sessions, was only fourth best to lead the second row ahead of Randy de Puniet and Suzuki's Loris Capirossi, meaning four different manufacturers are represented on the front two rows.
Rounding out the top-10 on Saturday were De Angelis, Ducati's former world champion Nicky Hayden of the U.S., Italian Loris Capirossi on a Suzuki and Finland's Mika Kallio -- despite a crash in his stint as a temporary stand-in rider for Ducati.
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