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According to both my Walker's 'Mammals of the World' and the PRO Encyclopaedia of Mammals, all primate young are known as 'babies' and 'infants.
The Tarsier is of course a primate, but a very rare and small one. Only 3 species are known, from the Phillipines, Borneo, Sulawesi and Sumatra.
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Lemurs tarsiers and lorises are members of what primate group?
Lemurs, tarsiers, and lorises belong to a group of primates called prosimians. The sub-order Strepsirrhini (curly-nosed primates) are non-tarsier prosimians, and the sub-order Haplorrhini (dry-nosed primates) includes tarsiers and simians.
What is a tarsier preditor?
Potential predators of tarsiers include civets, tree snakes, monitor lizards, and various raptors, owls, and feral cats. When a predator is observed, tarsiers will attack it as a group.
Where do tarsiers live?
the tarsiers live in bohol where there is the famous chocolate hills
How do lemurs and tarsiers differ from the higher primates?
they differ by: 1) being much smaller, 2) having much smaller brains, 3) some higher primates also walked on 2 legs they normally walk on two. 4)lemurs and tarsiers are in the prosimians group and higher primates are in the anthropoids group.
What do western tarsiers eat?
Tarsiers eat only insects and small vertebrates.
What do tarsiers breathe?
Tarsiers are like all other vertebrates: they breathe oxygen.
Do prosimians have tails?
The prosimians are primitive types of primates. The group includes bushbabies, lorises, lemurs, and tarsiers. All of the prosimians have tails.
Do tarsiers have cells?
All organisms have cells. Tarsiers are large creatures, so they obviously have many cells.
What color are Tarsiers?
brown
What are Tarsiers enemies?
Tarsiers are lucky in that they have very few natural enemies. They only really are hunted by owls and civets.
How are tarsiers eyes different then humans eyes?
each tarsiers eye is the size of its brain and are 16mm long in diameter
Do tarsiers kill themselves when they are disturbed?
Yes- tarsiers kill themselves when they are disturb because they are very sensitive and stressed.
