Bohol, Philippines
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Bohol, Philippines |
- Tarsiers are the sweetest animals on earth, measuring about 10-15 cm for 45 million years.
- They are primates.
- They can pivot their head up to 180°.
- They sleep during the day but are very active at night.
- They can jump distances up to 40 times their body length.
- They eat insects.
- Each tarsier needs 1 hectares of land for a living.
- Their gestation lasts for 6 months.
- When under stress (mainly due to humans trying to wake them up or touch them), they can commit suicide.
- Around 700 tarsiers exist here in the Philippines. However, many of the different Tarsier species are either listed as being endangered or vulnerable.