Thursday, January 22, 2009

Smallest monkey in the world.


The Philippine Tarsier and the Tarsier in general is believed to be the world’s smallest monkey.

This cute little Philippine Tarsier Monkey will fit very comfortably in your hand. Being nocturnal hunters, the Tarsier has huge eyes which are just perfect for night vision and has oversized ears, any movement will be heard. Another unique characteristic the Tarsier has, is the ability to swivel it’s head 180 degrees, pretty clever little things.


It lives in the lowland and coastal forests, coming out at night to hunt small insects, birds, bats and reptiles. It keeps itself hidden amongst the branches of trees which is where it lives. During the day the Philippine Tarsier will sleep in hollowed out logs or branches in the trees which it lives.

So visit Philippines now and see one of the amazing thing on earth!

I present to you the worlds smallest monkey:


Source: http://www.philippines-travel-guide.com/philippine-tarsier.html

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

i do not think it is a monkey. it's a different branch of mammals.

Unknown said...

its not the smallest monkey anymore for years..... search for smallest monkey in google.... theres a new discovery years back