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The PFA Mascot
Our logo represents a stylized representation of the Mascot of PFA Bangalore: The Slender Loris. An enigmatic animal and possibly one of the rarest animals that can be found in the scrub jungles around Bangalore. But with the city burgeoning , it is most vulnerable to loss of its habitat and is rarely seen. Also, most unfortunate is the superstitious beliefs that are associated with this animal, people mutilate and harm this animal as part of black magic rituals. The Slender Loris is classified as endangered and is a Schedule-1 animal under the Wildlife Protection Act ( for comparison some of the other animals which are classified as endangered in India are the Asian elephant, Indian one horned rhinoceros, lion-tailed macaque, snow leopard and the tiger)
Slender Lorises are nocturnal (active by night) and have evolved to hunt insects at night, it has large forward looking eyes. They weigh about 265 grams and are about 26 cm in length. The species is found only in South India and Sri Lanka. The common name comes from the fact that they have very long, slender arms and legs. They usually have a grey fur coat which is thick and woolly. Slender lorises do not have tails or they are vestigial (absent). They move slowly and are arboreal (spend most of their time on trees). They do not jump or leap but can move quickly if alarmed; they freeze when they sense danger to avoid detection.
Common name : Mysore Slender Loris (English), Kaadu-Paapa (Kannada)
Scientific name : Loris tardigradus lydekkerianus
Habitat : Arid, thorny forests in South India and Sri Lanka, some species are found in evergreen forests.
Diet : Mainly Insects and Molluscs (slugs and snails) but may also include shoots, young leaves, fruits.
More Images and a movie of the slender loris can be seen at this link:
http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/mammals/Loris_tardigradus_and_Loris_lydekkerianus/
More information about the Slender Loris:
http://lemur.duke.edu/animals/slenderloris/
Credits: We thank Kiri Design for the design of our logo.