Tarsier is a small animal, 9-16 cm long. The tail is naked, decorated with a tassel. The weight of adults ranges from 80 to 160 g .
Their head can turn about 360°. The long fingers help to climb trees. Bare ears of rounded shape. Tarsiers have very well developed hearing. It is also the only species among all primates that "communicates" using ultrasound.
The fur is soft, brownish or grayish in color. The most noticeable and recognizable sign of a tarsier is its large eyes, the diameter of which reaches 16 mm.If you project the size of the tarsier's eye to the human body, then it will be equal to an apple. And the yellow eyes of this species have the ability to light in the dark.
The basis of the feed of the tarsiers are insects,snakes, lizards, frogs and bats.If he's lucky, he'll be happy to feast on a bird. He will also be happy about the bird's nest — eggs for the tarsier are a real treasure. And he is also a glutton ( обжора)— he eats animal food for a day, weighing 10% of his own weight.
Tarsiers live in the South East of Asia , Phillipines and other closest islands . Usually, they live on the trees, jump from place to place.
In houselife tarsiers do not live long — usually no more than two years. It is difficult , it is even more difficult to provide they normal climate.