Tarsier name taken based on their physical characteristics special body, which is elongated tarsal bones, which form their ankles so they can jump as far as three meters (nearly 10 feet) from one tree to another. Tarsier also has a long tail is not fluffy, except at the edges. Each animal's hands and feet have five long fingers. These fingers have nails, except for the second and third fingers have claws.
Tarsier is worth mentioning as a small primate because it has a length of about 10-15 cm and weighing about 80 grams. Even Tarsius pumilus or tertiary Pygmy tarsier which is the smallest kind of just have a body length between 93-98 mm and weighs 57 grams. Tail length between 197-205 millimeters.
Physical characteristics unique tarsier other is the size of a very large eyes. Tarsier mesh size greater than the size of his brain. Size large eyes is very useful for nocturnal creatures (do activities at night) is to be able to discern in the darkness of night.
pygmy tarsier Tarsius also has a unique head being able to rotate up to 180 degrees to the right and to the left like an owl. Ear endangered species is also capable moved about to detect the presence of prey.
As a nocturnal creature, tarsiers just indulge in the afternoon until night while during the day more is spent sleeping. Therefore Tarsier hunt at night. The most important prey are insects such as cockroaches, crickets. But sometimes protected wildlife in Indonesia is also prey on small reptiles, birds, and bats.
Habitat is in the forests of North Sulawesi to South Sulawesi, also on the islands around Sulawesi as Suwu, Selayar, Siau, Sangihe and Peleng. The National Parks and Protected forests Tangkoko Bantimurung in Bitung, North Sulawesi. Here tourists are easily and regularly can enjoy the unique wildlife in the world. Tarsiers also can be found in the Philippines (Bohol). The National Park Bantimurung Bulusaraung, South Sulawesi, tarsiers better known by local people as "Balao cengke" or "rat squatting" if interpreted into Indonesian.
Tarsier spent most of his life in the trees. These animals mark their territory with the area tree urine. Tarsier move by jumping from tree to tree with a leap as far as 3 meters. These animals give birth to even sleep and continue to rely on tree trunks. Tarsier can not walk on land, they jump while on the ground.
Populations of endangered species of tarsier, the world's smallest primate that lives in the forests of Sulawesi estimated 1,800 remaining. It dropped dramatically when compared to the past 10 years where the number of animals called latin Tarsius spectrum, there are still around 3,500. Even for Tarsius pumilus, allegedly very rare because rarely found anymore.
Tarsier population decline due to damage to forests as the main habitat of this endangered species. In addition, not a few who captured the public for consumption in the young child's party. Protected animals is used as a snack while sipping alcoholic beverages stamp rats.
One again, the star of this unique rare and very difficult to be bred outside their habitat. Even if placed in confinement, tarsiers will injure himself to death due to stress. Thank you for reading this article.
Written and posted by Bambang Sunarno. sunarnobambang86@gmail.com
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