Saturday, September 12, 2009

How did tarsiers got their name?

They got their name from having very long hind limbs. Their feet have extremely elongated tarsus bones. The head and body range from 10 to 15 cm in length, but the hind limbs, including the feet, are about twice this long. This enables them to jump in long distances from one branch of a tree to another.

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