Saturday, November 22, 2008

Current Event Blog #2

Scientists have found a creature that there has not been a live sighting of in over eighty years. Some people thought that the wide eyed primate had gone extinct. The scientists found this creature called pygmy tarsiers or Tarsius pumilus at the Lore Lindu National Park on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. Pygmy tarsiers have a huge resemblance to the electronic toy called Furby. They have dense fur, large protruding eyes, and they weigh about fifty kilograms or one point seven ounces. The pygmy tarsier has claws instead of fingernails which is unusual for a primate. The pygmy tarsiers features are similar to the Philippines tarsiers features except that the pygmy tarsier is only half the size of the Philippines tarsier. All in all, the pygmy tarsier is a very interesting creature.

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