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Tarsius syrichta
Endangered Species of the Tarsiidae Family. One of the world's smallest primates
Tropical rainforest and secondary forest
Bohol Island Philippines
Spotted on Feb 9, 2011
Submitted on Oct 2, 2011
4 Comments
Tarsiers used to be and still are kept as pets or sold for trade illegally. A friend in the Philippine told me that Tarsiers kept as pets are known to constantly hit their soft head as an act of suicide. Sad.. guess they do not want to be PETS..
alien look
Cute!
Nice!