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	Philippine Tarsier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Philippine Tarsier (Tarsius syrichta; also called mal in T'boli) is a tarsier that was, for a very long time, believed to exist only in the provinces of Samar, Leyte, and Bohol, Philippines.
		Tarsiers are nocturnal creatures, being active and looking for food during the night, and preying mainly on insects.
		The Philippine Tarsier is found in small trees in tropical rainforests and in areas that offer them protection like tall grasses, bushes and bamboo shoots.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Philippine_Tarsier (460 words)

	Bundok Philippines - The Tarsier
		Tarsiers are probably more susceptible to the stress of captivity compared to their larger cousins, the monkeys, and tarsiers aren't very long-lived.
		At one of the houses of the boatmen along the river, eight tarsiers were kept in a hutch in the courtyard.
		Tarsiers cling vertically to trees and leap from trunk to trunk.
	www.geocities.com /Yosemite/3712/tarsier.html (805 words)

	Tarsier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tarsiers (family Tarsiidae, genus Tarsius) are a genus of prosimian primates, previously classified as strepsirhines, but now classified as haplorhines, though still not considered to be monkeys.
		Once found in Asia, Europe and North America, tarsiers are now only found on several Southeast Asian islands including the Philippines, Sulawesi, Borneo, and Sumatra.
		When caged, some tarsiers have been known to injure and even kill themselves because of the stress [1].
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tarsier (141 words)

	Philippine Tarsier
		Tarsiers are named for their special elongated tarsal bones, which form their ankles and enable them to leap 3 meters (almost 10 feet) from tree to tree.
		Philippine tarsiers have gray fur and a nearly naked tail.
		In tarsiers, the internal structures of the nose and ears and the blood supply to the brain and to a developing fetus are more like those of monkeys than of lorises.
	hayop.0catch.com /tarsier.htm (427 words)

	tarsierweb
		Among other things, the program aims to determine the population distribution and status of the Philippine tarsier in the wild; identify its remaining habitat, establish sanctuaries for the species; and develop a long-term conservation and management plan for the Philippine tarsier.
		Unique to the Philippine tarsiers is its eyes, which are almost twice as large as those of human beings.
		The Philippine tarsier produces a strong smell during the breeding season, which begins in April or May. This is believed to be crucial for socialization and sexual communication.
	www.angelfire.com /ok2/animalwelfare/tarsierweb.html (1013 words)

	ArcNews Winter 2003-2004 Issue -- Philippine Tarsiers Conservation Program Streamlined With GIS
		Tarsiers once widely roamed the tropical rain forest of the southeastern central islands of the Philippines.
		Determining the extent of habitat use by the tarsiers required the use of the raster data set, and the observed values accounted for the total pixel counts per habitat of all the radiocollared tarsiers.
		Philippine tarsiers were observed to avoid agricultural areas, unlike their counterparts in Sulawesi and Borneo.
	www.esri.com /news/arcnews/winter0304articles/philippine-tarsiers.html (1095 words)

	Philippine Tarsier the worlds smallest Primate?
		The Philippine Tarsier and the Tarsier in general is believed to be the world’s smallest monkey.
		The Tarsier weighs somewhere between 60 and 160 grams and is between 90 and 165mm in height.
		The Tarsier species is considered endangered, with a decreasing habitat due to deforestation and the fact that it does not take to well to captivity, the management of the survival of the Philippine Tarsier is as important as ever.
	www.philippines-travel-guide.com /philippine-tarsier.html (424 words)

	TARSIERS
		Tarsiers range from 3 to 6 inches (8 to 15 cm) long but their long tail adds another 5 to 11 inches(13 to 28 cm) of length.
		The Philippine tarsier is found in areas of tall grasses, bushes, bamboo shoots, and small trees in tropical rain forests.
		However, tarsiers rarely live long in captivity (the longest recorded time a Philippine tarsier has lived in captivity was twelve years),they commit suicide by banging their heads on something hard like cage sides.
	tarsjusz.republika.pl /tarsjusze/tarsjusze.html (1922 words)

	Philippine Tarsier
		Its strong slender legs enable the Philippine tarsier to leap to the ground in haste and catch its prey.
		The Philippine tarsier, however, is known to be a solitary animal, which values its freedom and privacy.
		Aside from hunters, the dwindling of Philippine forests poses a grave threat to the survival of the Philippine tarsier.
	www.txtmania.com /articles/tarsier.php (375 words)

	Upclose with the Philippine tarsiers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Tarsiers, like Datu Charles, are known to be solitary animals that are not comfortable with the presence of human beings or any other animals within their territories.
		At present, only a few Philippine tarsier can still be found in Bohol, Samar, Leyte and Mindanao and is variously known to the natives as mamag, mago, magau, maomag, malmag and magatilok-iok.
		Pizarras, whose fascination to the tarsiers started when he was still 12, also stressed that the government's inaction against several families in Loboc town who hold tarsiers in cages as pets and make them perform like apes, have led to the death of several tarsiers.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/philippine_travel_culture/102511 (398 words)

	The Philippine Tarsier
		The pygmy tarsier, by the way, is considerably smaller than the Philippine tarsier, while the pygmy mouse lemur, found only in Madagascar, is now being recognized as the smallest primate in the world.
		Among the locals, the tarsier is known as "mamag", "mago", "magau", "maomag", "malmag" and "magatilok-iok".
		Currently, the Philippine tarsier is categorized as a "lower risk, conservation dependent" species, which means that, although it is not yet categorized as vulnerable, endangered, or critically endangered, it could qualify for one of those categories within five years if the present protection programs are stopped.
	www.bohol.ph /article15.html (1802 words)

	ADW: Tarsius syrichta: Information
		Philippine tarsiers are found in areas of tall grasses, bushes, bamboo shoots, and small trees in tropical rainforests.
		Tarsiers are sometimes kept as pets, although their survival in captivity is erratic due to their need for live insects upon which to feed.
		Philippine tarsiers are also significantly affected by the increased rate of deforestation in their native habitat.
	animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu /accounts/tarsius/t._syrichta.html (1193 words)

	The Philippine Tarsier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Tarsier is endangered due to the destruction of its natural habitat.
		When the baby Tarsier is born it is a light brown or a light gray color.
		The Philippine Tarsier sleeps during the day and is awake at night.
	www.northshore.k12.ny.us /schools/middleschool/Craven/classred/demeoc/philippine_tarsier.htm (333 words)

	Untitled
		Before reaching the Philippine Tarsier and Wildlife Sanctuary in the quiet town of Corella in Bohol, I was still of the impression that tarsiers, because of their appearance and lifestyle, are monkeys.
		Tarsiers are not social creatures who are always willing and eager to have photo sessions with humans.
		Female tarsiers then troop to the male tarsier's territory and leave their urine on the branches or trees.
	www.suite101.com /print_article.cfm/17880/102511 (1408 words)

	Endangered Species » Mammals » Philippine Tarsier
		At night the tarsier is often found in the edges of clearings looking for food.
		Tarsier occur in Samar, Leyte, Bohol and Mindanao.
		The Philippine tarsier stays in the lowlands and medium elevations, in the plains and in rolling or hilly country.
	www.ac.wwu.edu /~fasawwu/resources/endangered/philippine-tarsier.htm (650 words)

	Lady WIld Lifes Tarsier Page
		A tarsier leaps quickly from tree to tree on its long hind legs, which are about twice the length of its head and body.
		A tarsier marks the trees in its territory with urine and by rubbing its scent glands against the bark.
		Tarsiers have not been seen eating fruit in the wild, but a Philippine tarsier ate bananas when fed b a researcher.
	ladywildlife.com /animal/tarsier.html (832 words)

	Bohol
		Located east of Cebu and southwest of Leyte in the Philippines' Central Visayas region, Bohol is bounded on the north by the Camotes Sea, on the west by the Cebu Strait, and on the South by the Bohol Sea.
		The Tarsier Trail is a pathway from where one may become acquainted with a wide variety of local flora and fauna, including the tiniest primate on Earth.
		During the 16th century, a "Treaty of Friendship" was forged between the brown and white races, sealed by the blood compact of the Boholano chieftain Datu Sikatuna and the Spanish Captain Miguel Lopez de Legazpi.
	www.dotpcvc.gov.ph /Destinations/bohol.htm (1739 words)

	Tarsier born in captivity in Sarangani
		The Philippine Tarsier (Tarsius syrichta) was declared on June 23, 1997 as a "specifically protected faunal species of the Philippines" under then President Fidel Ramos' Proclamation 1030.
		The birth of the baby Tarsier came exactly a week after Constantino placed the two nocturnal creatures (head and body length around 4 to 5 inches, their tails about twice longer) inside a 1.5 foot by 2.5 foot wood and bamboo cage covered by fl nylon net.
		It is not certain as yet if the Tarsiers found in Sarangani are of the same species as Bohol's Tarsius syrichta, a subspecies of it, or of another species found in Sulawesi, Indonesia.
	sarangani.freewebspace.com /news/tarsier/m06tarsier.html (575 words)

	The Philippine Tarsier Foundation, Inc. Homepage - The Philippines Tarsier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Philippine tarsier in captivity will eat live shrimp and fish in a bowl of water.
		Philippine tarsiers use hollows close to the ground for hiding.
		Tarsiers share some characteristics of both the prosimians and the anthropoids, while maintaining characteristics unique to themselves.
	www.bohol.net /PTFI/tarsier.htm (576 words)

	A Visit to the Philippine Tarsier
		The tarsier is often claimed to be the world's smallest monkey -- however, this claim is somewhat dubious, since, although they are primates, technically, the tarsier is not a monkey.
		But don't let this disillusion you, the Philippine tarsier is still a very special animal, well worth a day trip while you're on Bohol, and for some it is even the reason for their trip, and with an average 130 grams for an adult Philippine tarsier, it is still one of the smallest primates...
		To protect the tarsier, in 1996, the Philippine Tarsier Foundation was founded, and has since acquired a sanctuary of about 167 hectares in the municipalities of Corella and Sikatuna in Bohol, and constructed a research and development center, where visitors are also welcome to meet the tarsier.
	www.bohol.ph /article44.html (1634 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Mindanao-Eastern Visayas rain forests (IM0129)
		Philippine dipterocarp forest is quite tall (45-65 m) and dense, with three canopy layers.
		Philippine deer are widespread (though patchily distributed) in the Philippines, being found on Luzon, Mindoro, Samar, Leyte, Mindanao, and the Basilan Islands.
		The Philippine warty pig is closely related to Sus barbatus of the Greater Sundas and was once thought to be a subspecies, analogous to the Palawan bearded pig (Sus barbatus ahoenobarbus).
	www.worldwildlife.org /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/im/im0129_full.html (2454 words)

	tarsier
		Tarsiers like me suffer from a number of factors over the years that has seen our reduction in numbers.
		Young Tarsiers develop a distress call which they use if they get separated from their mothers.
		Unfortunately like other countries the rainforests of the Philippines are much reduced in size to what they used to be and are shrinking all the time.
	www.tarsieruk.homestead.com /tarsier.html (1059 words)

	RP tarsier: A new star in biodiversity world - Boholprovince.com
		Despite its fight for survival, the tarsier has become the darling of the biodiversity world, its lovable image gracing posters around the world.This coming November, the tarsier is to step further into the limelight when it becomes the official mascot of the Philippines in the Southeast Asian Games.
		The tarsiers are slowly disappearing becuase of the dwinding of the Philippine forest, which of course results in the destruction of their forest habitat.
		An existing memorandum of agreement between the DENR and the Philippine Tarsier Foundation, Inc. likewise ensues the establishment of a forest reserve on the island of Bohol which shall serve as the sanctuary for the Philippine tarsier.
	www.boholprovince.com /articles.php?article_id=58 (1264 words)

	The Bohol Times -- The alternative for all climes -- August 10, 2003 Issue (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Abapo said the POC choice of the tarsier as official mascot is a source of pride because it is already a fact that when you mention tarsier you think of Bohol or when you mention Bohol you think of the tarsier”.
		Earlier, the SP adopted the Philippine tarsier with its unique biological characteristics, as the official tourism mascot, since it has largely contributed to make Bohol “an all-time favorite destination”.
		With the noticeable decline in the tarsier population, concerned community leaders founded the Philippine Tarsier Foundation Inc. (PTFI) that has successfully established the tarsier sanctuary in Corella town.
	www.boholtimes.com /daan2003/aug102003/front7.htm (374 words)

	DENR: Cuddling could be deadly to tarsiers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Philippine tarsier (Tarsius syrichta) could also be found in the provinces of South Cotabato and Sarangani in Mindanao and not just in Bohol, Samar and Leyte.
		The tarsiers are believed to have existed for about 45 million years, dating back to the early Eocene period, and probably one of the oldest land species continuously existing in the Philippines.
		Before the discovery of the tarsier in Tboli town, a pair of Philippine Tarsier was also caught in Malungon, Sarangani province around March 2002.
	www.mindanews.com /2004/05/25nws-tarsiers.html (772 words)

	Philippine Tarsier (Tarsius syrichta)
		The Philippine tarsier is found on the islands of the Philippines.
		The Philippine tarsier is a solitary species (Dagosto and Gebo, 1997).
		Dagosto, M. and Gebo, D.L. A preliminary study of the Philippine tarsier in Leyte.
	members.tripod.com /uakari/tarsius_syrichta.html (689 words)

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