Pygmy Tarsier Spotted In Sulawesi Island

At a distance, you'll probably think it's a rare monkey. But take a much closer look...Having a tail like a rodent and reddish brown eyes like those of an overdosed owl, there's no mistaking it, the furry creature is a tarsier. Not the ones we see in Bohol. Make them smaller and you'll get a pygmy tarsier. So tiny it can freely slither into your clasped hands. Yes, it's a pygmy tarsier - a species which is said to be extinct. But you see, it was recently spotted in Sulawesi Island, Indonesia!

I'm not so into having grotesque primates beside me but I am pleased to know they're still around for the world to see. And it would be much pleasing if my grandchildren's children would get to see them too, in the flesh, not in the old pages of history books.

[source: sciam.com]