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The cute tarsier, Bohol island, Philippines

I'm using a hardly functining wi-fi, will be more active later on, sorry for that.

 

Facts about the tarsier

- It's only 10-15 cm

- The name tarsier was taken from its extremely long tarsus bone. Its hind limbs are twice as long s its body.

- Their 3rd finger has the same length as their upper arm

- Tarsiers are able to rotate their head 180 degrees to compensate for their immovable eyeballs

- Tarsiers are the only extant entirely carnivourous primates

- Tarsiers are amazing jumpers able to jump 40 times more than its own weight

- Young tarsiers are born furred and with open Eyes. They are able to climb within a day of birth

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Uploaded on December 21, 2014
Taken on December 18, 2014