 Slow lorises are omnivores , eating insects , other arthropods , small birds and reptiles , eggs , fruits , gums , nectar and miscellaneous vegetation . A 1984 study of the Sunda slow loris indicated that its diet consists of 71 % fruit and gums , and 29 % insects and other animal prey . A more detailed study of another Sunda slow loris population in 2002 and 2003 showed different dietary proportions , consisting of 43 @.@ 3 % gum , 31 @.@ 7 % nectar , 22 @.@ 5 % fruit , and just 2 @.@ 5 % arthropods and other animal prey . The most common dietary item was nectar from flowers of the Bertram palm ( Eugeissona tristis ) . The Sunda slow loris eats insects that other predators avoid due to their repugnant taste or smell . 
