As one of the very few wild Slow Loris left in the wild crept from branch to branch, he was watched by the keen eye of one of the rarest cats in the world. The Iberian Lynx was not normally found in the bamboo forests of eastern Asia, but today the Lynx was out of his usual European scrublands. The Loris was perched high in the bamboo, so sat the Lynx contemplating how he could make his attack. The Lynx is built for pouncing on prey, with long spindly legs and claws, built for the surprise attack. The Slow Loris isn’t necessarily built for speed hence the name, but its extremely long legs and arms allow it to reach across branches far away and special capillaries in the hands and feet allow the Loris to hang from branches motionless for hours on end. The Lynx inched closer to the Loris, being quite stealthy in his approach. But this territory was new, and a small branch cracked underneath its paw. Alerted by the noise, the loris raised his arms in a manner that looked almost like surrender, but actually in preparation for a defense mechanism. Tucked under its arms lies venom glands, that when mixed with saliva create a poison. As the Lynx realized his stealth had been compromised, he took a short stride toward the loris and launched himself upwards into the bamboo with all his might. The Loris sensing his approach scampered higher into the forest, averting the open claws of the Lynx. The Lynx realized that his small mistake had possibly cost him his meal, and scampered off in defeat to find another meal.