BH-tarsier

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Physical description:

 * Tiny nocturnal
 * ===enormous eyes===
 * head can can rotate almost full circle

Size:
(2.8-5.80z) 8.5-16cm (3.3-6.3)
 * weight: 8-165g
 * head and body:
 * Tail:

Behavior & adaptations to its way of life:

 * tree liveing cling to branches and move about with angle leaps up to 6m (19ft 7in)
 * 30 times there own body

Relationship to other animals (predator/prey, parasite, etc.):

 * tarsiers predators are owls

Relationship:

 * ===4 species===
 * genus tarsiurs
 * spectral
 * tarsius spertrum
 * slightly tufted tail

History:
they are living fossils first appeared 45 million years ago. they have not changed at all.

Citations:
Tarsiers are probably the most advanced group of prosimians in relation to the higher primates. They are quite small, rat sized primates that rarely exceed half a pound in weight. The name ÒtarsierÓ is derived from these bones. The tibia and fibula of the Tarsiers are fused in their lower portions, acting as a shock absorber. Considered a primitive trait normally seen in quadruped. Lower limbs are twice the length of its trunk. ItÕs movements are similar to that of a frog. The Tarsier also has a very long tail, generally naked except for hair tufting at its end. The underside has dermal ridges like those found on human hands and feet. Its tail is used for balancing like a tripod, and they prefer an erect posture at all times.

Like the aye-aye and the galago, the tarsier depends greatly upon vision than a good sense of smell. The eyes are enormous. In volume the capacity of the bony eye orbits (sockets) exceeds that of its brain case, and larger than its stomach. Only the tarsier has a postorbital plate behind each eye. This feature keeps the eyeballs from being pressed against by the powerful temporal muscles to their sides.

Like and owl, the tarsier has a joint between its skull base and spine to allow head movement of an 180 degree arc. Its upper lip lacks a cleft yet it has masculature enabling it to make faces. It also lacks dental comb, but is aberrant in lacking one set of lower incisor teeth 2.1.3.3. 1.1.3.3.1

The tarsiers hands have pads like suction cups on the ends of the digits, enabling it to move up vertical surfaces easily, even glass. They have two toilet claws (second and third toes.) It is used to clean fur and skin of dirt and ectoparasites.