Tarsier

I visited already some zoos in Netherlands, but there’s one thing that I miss to watch in the zoo and that is the Tarsier. In the Philippines, you can view this unique primate called tarsier in Bohol. Before I saw this tarsier in real, I never expect that it’s really that small because in the photo and some postcards, you don’t notice how small it is. But watching it in real, you will be amazed in this primate, with their big round eyes that look like a marble that stick to their face. It has uniquely large eyes which are disproportionate to its head and body. These huge eyes provide this nocturnal animal with excellent night vision. There eyeball is approximately 16 mm in diameter and is as large as their entire brain.

The Philippine Tarsier is a tiny animal, measuring about 85 to 160 millimeters (3.35 to 6.30 inches) in height makes this one of the smallest primates. The Tarsier’s 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 imagine how they can rotate their head, wow!!! 180 degrees, I tried to rotate my head here too, but I can’t reach that far (LOL).