My Strange animal Tarsiers

*I choose tarsiers because I like the eyes that they have !!!!! The Philippine Tarsier is one of the smallest primates in the world.The Latin name is 'Tarsius Syrichta'. The tersiers have a diet that consists of mainly insects and they do have to be live for us to eat them. Our height is between 90 to 160 mm (3.5 to 6.25 inches). Our weight is between 70 to 165 grams (2.4 to 5.8 ozs). Our big eyes give us very acute night vision which makes us good hunters during the dark. Our big ears can move in the direction of any noise and our heads can swivel through 180 degrees. This all helps us to hunt efficiently. We are still found in parts of the Philippines with other types of Tarsier found in Indonesia and Borneo for example. However we used to be all over the South East Asian Islands and there are some records of us on mainline coasts. It has now been estimated that there are only between 5,000 and 10,000 Philippine Tarsiers left in the whole world and that number is currently believed to be falling. Efforts have been made to breed us in captivity but although we are very loveable animals we do not live long in captivity. If we become unhappy it is said that we commit suicide by banging our heads on something hard like cage bars. Tarsiers like me suffer from a number of factors over the years that has contributed to the reduction in our numbers. The destruction of the Rain Forest's has been one of these factors as we all live in this type of terrain. As these have been systematically removed so my extended family numbers have fallen. Another factor is the hunting of my relatives for pets. The Japanese and Mexicans buy us for as little as 100 pesos (1.80). However we generally do not live long in captivity unless they can keep us happy and engaged. President Fidel V. Ramos signed Proclamation 1030 which has made the Philippine Tarsier a protected species. Unfortunately no such protection applies in other countries