REDISCOVERED SPECIES: Pygmy tarsier rediscovered in Indonesia
2008 November 20
A tiny nocturnal primate known as the pygmy tarsier (Tarsius pumilus) was rediscovered alive in the mountains of Sulawesi Island in Indonesia by Texas A&M University professor Sharon Gursky-Doyen in August. Pygmy tarsiers “haven’t been observed [since] they were collected for a museum in 1921 and were thought to be extinct until Indonesian scientists accidentally trapped and killed a Pygmy Tarsier in 2000“. These tiny primates are threatened by deforestation.
Pygmy tarsiers on video:
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