Too cute to live.

Saved ... loris is fed milk

THIS adorable creature is a slow loris - but its cute looks mean it can suffer a slow, painful death.

Footage of the wide-eyed primates has had 14million hits on YouTube, encouraging cruel traders to sell them illegally as pets for up to £3,500.
Babies are taken from their mothers in Indonesian rainforests and their teeth ripped out with pliers to make them "safe".
They have been spotted at markets in Jakarta - the nocturnal creatures stuffed into cages, where they curl up to try to escape the scorching sun.

Video: Tickling a slow loris

ONE of the cutest videos ever uploaded to YouTube is still a huge daily hit

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The animals, which inspired the Furby toy, now face extinction.
Alan Knight, who runs a sanctuary on the island of Java, said: "Sadly, they are victims of their own beauty and cuteness.

Agony ... teeth ripped out

"If they weren't so attractive people wouldn't post videos of them, which fuels the demand for them as novelty pets.
"If people only knew. The traders rip out their fangs and they shriek with pain."

Help ... rescuer Richard Moore with a slow loris

It is illegal to bring a loris to Britain, but they are thought to be smuggled in.
Alan said: "Few survive. The tooth wounds don't heal, or get infected, and the poor thing dies a slow, painful death.
"Others succumb to malnutrition because owners are ignorant of the diet they need. These are wonderful animals that should be left alone."