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REDISCOVERED SPECIES: Pygmy tarsier rediscovered in Indonesia

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pygmy-tarsierA 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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Written by Buck Denton

November 20, 2008 at 2:23 pm

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