Tarsius Tarsier

I encountered this little fellow in the Tangkoko National park on Sulawesi Indonesia. Really incredible to see how small this little fellow really is.

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Christine Young

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How adorable! Really great shot, Wendy! Posted 5 years ago
1. Wendy
  
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  Thank you Christine :) Posted 5 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Wow Wendy, it's been 4 years. Nice comeback! Posted 5 years ago
1. Wendy
  
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  Thank you Posted 5 years ago

Patomarazul

Lion

So nice! Worth enduring the humidity and heat of Tangkoko! Posted 5 years ago
1. Wendy
  
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  Thanks! Posted 5 years ago

The Spectral tarsier

The spectral tarsier is a species of tarsier found in Indonesia. It is apparently less specialized than the Philippine tarsier or Horsfield's tarsier; for example, it lacks adhesive toes. It is the type species for the ''Tarsius'' genus. While its range used to include both the population on the island of Selayar as well as on nearby southwestern Sulawesi, the latter populations has been removed to a separate species, ''Tarsius fuscus''.

This species weighs about 80–100 grams and has.. more

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Similar species: Primates

Species identified by Wendy