Cat autour du monde

samedi, avril 15, 2006

The cute tarsierss

The tarsier is not a monkey, but it is one of the smallest primates in the world. Aren't they cute? We were supposed to go trekking in a national park to take a peek at these guys and the cuscus (another primate from Indonesia), but time was passing by quickly and the diving was so incredible. We ended up going to this guy's house that had an "animal collection" (I know, bad idea to encourage the illegal pet trade).

They have great big eyes and long fingers. They can turn their head around like an owl can. Wikipedia says "their feet have extremely elongated tarsus bones, which is how they got their name". Check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarsier for more info.