Basil Smith: Potto Hanging from Tree

Artist: Basil Smith
1925 -
Nationality: British
Artwork Year: 1993
Image Size: 7 by 5.75 inches
Overall Size: 9.75 by 8.75 inches
Medium: Mixed Media on Hot Press Illustration Board

Though it is small and slow, the Potto is well equipped with self-defense skills. This primate moves along branches in a measured, smooth way that makes it difficult for a predator to spot. When danger lurks, the Potto freezes and remains in the same position until the threat passes -- perhaps even hours later. In the event of an attack, it can repel the aggressor with a blow from the spiked vertebrae on its back.

This painting originally appeared on the Fleetwood® First Day Cover of the Sierra Leone Le150 Potto (Periodicticus potto) stamp issued June 17, 1993.

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