Sunday, May 3, 2009

Boot. The Philippines’ Famous Tarsier




Scientific name is Tarsius syrichta. Belongs to the primates of prosimii or haplorrhini.

About the size of our palm, four to five inches. And they can turn their heads to 180 degrees.

A nocturnal animal. And eats only insects.

They are territorial, that once born to a particular tree trunk, it became their only place until they die.

It’s said that they can commit suicide by banging of their heads to the tree if felt stress or irritated .

References

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohol

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