The Tarsier is a unique and distinctive looking animal that has a number of specific features to aid its nocturnal and arboreal lifestyle. Although the exact appearance of the Tarsier may vary slightly between species, all are relatively similar with a small, stocky body and long tail that is...
jaguars, tigers, howler monkeys, spider monkeys and orangutans; reptiles such as caimans and the green anaconda; amphibians such as poison dart frogs and the red-eyed tree frog; and birds such as toucans, macaws and the harpy eagle.
Scientists believe Eosimias to be a transitional figure when lower primates, known as prosimians, went their separate way, eventually developing into present-day lemurs, lorises, and tarsiers. Eosimias was part of the diverging higher primates, known as anthropoids, that eventually evolved into ...
A primate is a mammal from the order of Primates, which includes humans, apes, monkeys, chimpanzees, lemurs, tarsiers, and lorises. It is commonly believed that humans share a common ancestor with the chimpanzee and diverged 8 to 6 million years ago. Like other mammals, the human female...
With a longer fossil record than any other primate genus, fossils suggest the enormous-eyed Tarsiers of Southeast Asia haven’t evolved much in the last 45 million years. The only thing that has changed is their size: Their bodies measure 4-6 inches, with tails twice as long. These intere...
A member includes but is not limited to marmosets, tamarins, monkeys, lemurs, galagos, bushbabies, great apes, gibbons, lesser apes, indris, sifakas, and tarsiers. (8) A member of the order crocodilia, including but not limited to alligators, caimans, crocodiles, and gharials. (9) A...