Greetings from the Philippines
Tarsiers in Bohol
Some things I learned about tarsiers at a visit to their Conservation Area in Bohol:
They are one of the smallest primates in the world, not much bigger than a human fist
Their eyes are bigger than their brains
Their eyeballs are fixed but they can rotate their heads 180 degrees
They have just one baby at a time; when born the babies are the size of your thumb and can jump from tree to tree when just one day old
They are impossibly cute
Star Wars’ Yoda is sometimes said to have been modelled on them
They are nocturnal and spend the day dozing under big leaves in the forest, making them very difficult to photograph clearly!
10 Comments
Vicki
Awwwww. So cute! Reminds me of some kind of alien possum with those big eyes. 🙂
thehungrytravellers.blog
Our turn tomorrow….hopefully! They are ridiculously cute, can’t wait to see one for the first time.
Sarah Wilkie
You’ll love them!
Alison
Wow so much information there Sarah, I had to look at my thumb. Very cute indeed
Sarah Wilkie
We watched a video about them which was full of facts!
Sue
Oh, they ARE impossibly über cute!!
Sarah Wilkie
Aren’t they just?!
Sue
😄
margaret21
Oh, as you say, impossibly cute! I didn’t realise how VERY tiny they are, especially the babies. Thanks for such an uplifting post when the world at large is so very grim.
Sarah Wilkie
Yes, we all need some cuteness in our lives right now 🤗