New Delhi ( CNN ) -- He had a primate in his underpants . That 's the explanation airport guards at New Delhi 's Indira Gandhi International Airport gave Sunday for detaining a man from the United Arab Emirates who allegedly had the tiny , big-eyed critter hidden in his underwear . The guards were conducting a routine pat-down of the Dubai-bound passenger when they discovered the rare , slender loris , according to Hemendra Singh , a spokesman for the Central Industrial Security Force . The loris is a nocturnal primate that grows to no more than 10 inches ( 25 centimeters ) long , according to the conservation group Edge of Existence . The species , native to Sri Lanka , is listed as endangered under the Wildlife Protection Act of India . Authorities found a second loris abandoned in a trash can . They sent both to wildlife authorities , Singh said . Guards turned over the man and two fellow travelers to customs officials . No charges have been filed .
Man was going through security at New Delhi 's Indira Gandhi International Airport . The slender loris was hidden in the man 's underwear , guards say . Score: 6 Critters were sent to wildlife authorities ; three people turned over to customs officials .