💡 Trivia This Fist-Sized Filipino Primate Can Turn Its Head 180 Degrees

The Philippine tarsier (Carlito syrichta) is a tiny primate found only in the Philippines, and it is small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. Adults are roughly 85 to 160 mm tall and weigh about 80 to 160 grams. It has the largest eye-to-body weight ratio of any mammal, and since its eyes are fixed in the skull, it makes up for it by rotating its head up to 180 degrees.

More facts about our tarsier:

• It is nocturnal and sleeps in hollows close to the ground during the day.
• It eats mostly insects, especially crickets and grasshoppers, but also spiders, small crustaceans, and small vertebrates like lizards and birds.
• Established populations live mainly on Bohol, Samar, Leyte and Mindanao, with others on Siargao, Basilan, Dinagat and Maripipi.
• It can live around 24 years in the wild. Tarsiers taken from the wild live shorter lives in captivity.
• The IUCN classifies it as Near Threatened because of habitat loss and poaching for the pet trade, and it is protected under Philippine law, including Proclamation 1030 (1997) and the Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act.
• A sanctuary run by the Philippine Tarsier Foundation is located in Corella, Bohol.

Medyo nakakatuwa na ganito kaliit pero napaka-unique ng itsura niya, at sa atin lang siya natural na matatagpuan. Kung bibisita kayo sa Bohol, sulit din na pumunta sa sanctuary kasi doon sila protektado, at huwag silang hahawakan o i-flash ng camera dahil stress sila nito.

Nakakita na ba kayo ng tarsier in person? Kumusta experience niyo?

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