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The Phillipines is home to a unique primate - the Philippine Tarsier or Tarsius syrichta. The Tarsier is one of the smallest primate species in the world and is also the only primate with a bold tail, however it is their massive cartoon-like eyes that are their most 'eye-catching' feature. The eye sockets surpass the size of brain and the stomach of the tarsier. It's uniquely large eyes, are listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the largest eyes on any mammel.
Other features include an elongated middle-finger and extra-long ankle bones, that enables them to easily leap between the bamboo branches and trees where they life. Unfortuately the Philippine Tarsier is now facing threats of extinction due to the diminishing of its natural forest habitat. Scientists believe that the specie of Tarsier is up to 45 million years old.
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