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TIL: The slow loris is a mammal that is both poisonous and venomous. To access its poison, it rubs its hands under glands near its armpits, then applies the poison to its teeth, the bite can put a predator into anaphylactic shock. The mothers also put the poison on babies before leaving to forage.

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