The Tarsier Experience

DID YOU KNOW?

☀They are not actually monkeys, they are PRIMATES. 

They spend their entire lives on tress which makes them arboreal. 

☀Hunts during the night as they usually sleep during the day. 

☀Their normal color? GREY.

☀On their feet are two grooming claws, not one like most animals ..

have you ever seen the hands and feet of tarsiers up close?

☀When a female gives birth it is to a single offspring.  

A pregnancy lasts for approximate 180 days or six months. Lifespan is 12-22 years old. 

☀Their diet that consists of mainly insects and they do have to be live to be eaten. 

☀Favorite dish may be mosquitoes.

☀Big eyes gives them a  very acute night vision which makes them good hunters during the dark. 

☀Big ears can move in the direction of any noise and their heads can swivel through 180 degrees. 

This all helps to hunt efficiently. 

☀Their eyes are large they are fixed into their sockets unlike human. 

Hence they need to be able to move their neck and head instead instead of their eyes. 

☀Their neck is especially adapted so that can turn their head 300 degrees. 

☀Tarsiers cannot walk on land, but if they happen to find themselves on land,they actually hop back to trees. ☀They are sensitive creatures, prone to depression when alone. If they become unhappy it is said that they commit suicide by banging their heads on something hard like cage bars.