No, tarsiers do not make good pets. They dislike being handled and will inflict serious bites. They do not thrive in zoos, dying soon after captivity.
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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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What is the scientific classification of tarsiers?
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorrhini
Infraorder: Tarsiiformes
Family: Tarsiidae
Genus: Tarsius
Species:
Tarsius syrichta
Tarsius bancanus
Tarsius tarsier
Tarsius dentatus
Tarsius lariang
Tarsius pelengensis
Tarsius sangirensis
Tarsius tumpara
Tarsius pumilus
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Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorrhini
Infraorder: Tarsiiformes
Family: Tarsiidae
Genus: Tarsius
Species:
Tarsius syrichta
Tarsius bancanus
Tarsius tarsier
Tarsius dentatus
Tarsius lariang
Tarsius pelengensis
Tarsius sangirensis
Tarsius tumpara
Tarsius pumilus
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What do tarsiers eat?
Tarsiers eat a lot of insects like crickets, beetles and termites. They are also known to eat small vertebrates, such as birds, snakes, lizards, and bats. As they jump from tree to tree, tarsiers can catch even birds in motion.
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What are tarsiers?
Tarsier is a tiny animal located in Southeast Asia, such as in the Philippines, Sumatra and Borneo. Its height is measured at about 85 to 160 millimetres (3.35 to 6.30 in). It is one of the smallest primates in the word. The average adult is about the size of a human fist and will fit very comfortably in the human hand. Secondary and primary rainforest, scrub, agroforestry plantations and mangroves.
Tarsier is nocturnal animal, just like owls. For this reason, it has developed uniquely large eyes that are good for night vision. The eyes are fixed in its skull; they cannot turn in their sockets. Instead, a special adaptation in the neck allows its round head to be rotated 180 degrees - just like owls.
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Tarsier is nocturnal animal, just like owls. For this reason, it has developed uniquely large eyes that are good for night vision. The eyes are fixed in its skull; they cannot turn in their sockets. Instead, a special adaptation in the neck allows its round head to be rotated 180 degrees - just like owls.
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Where do penguins live?
Although all penguin species are native to the southern hemisphere, they are not found only in cold climates, such as Antarctica. In fact, only a few species of penguin live so far south. Several species are found in the temperate zone, and
one species, the Galapagos Penguin, lives near the equator.
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one species, the Galapagos Penguin, lives near the equator.
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What is the scientific classification of penguins?
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Infraclass: Neognathae
Order: SphenisciformesSharpe, 1891
Family: SpheniscidaeBonaparte, 1831
Modern genera:
Aptenodytes
Eudyptes
Eudyptula
Megadyptes
Pygoscelis
Spheniscus
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Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Infraclass: Neognathae
Order: SphenisciformesSharpe, 1891
Family: SpheniscidaeBonaparte, 1831
Modern genera:
Aptenodytes
Eudyptes
Eudyptula
Megadyptes
Pygoscelis
Spheniscus
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