Tarsier by Ken Ilio

Monday, 1st January 2007

Reminder to Self: Slow Down on the Caffeine

by Ken Ilio

This is a unique Philippine mammal – the tarsier.
Early this year, I took a vacation back to the Philippines especially to the island of Bohol particularly to see this fascinating animal. It’s one of the smallest prosimians – some of them can fit inside your palm.
This species of tarsier is most commonly found on Samar, Leyte, Bohol, and Mindanao in the Philippines. They are found in areas of tall grasses, bushes, bamboo shoots, and small trees in tropical rainforests. They are arboreal and nocturnal. They spend the day hiding in dense vegetation and sleeping in trees. At night they emerge to move about and hunt for prey.

Equipment: Nikon D200

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15 Comments

Peter neels Says:
January 2nd, 2007 at 7:08 pm
best picture ever i like it i wish i could go to te philipenes
Diane Says:
January 3rd, 2007 at 5:59 pm
great pic and hilarious caption.
Doug Jansen Says:
February 3rd, 2007 at 12:46 am
Now I know where they got the name ‘Google’ from. Great shot.
irene neri-arboleda Says:
February 22nd, 2007 at 10:38 pm
Great photo! Did a radiotelemetry project on this animal and just finished a genetic mapping project as well…

your former student…

Irene
Ann Says:
December 30th, 2007 at 2:26 pm
An absolutely amazing photograph. I have never seen anything like it.
.I have never even heard of this creature before.
Those eyes they are incredible. A superb shot and a superb and extremely interesting description.
Anurag Says:
January 2nd, 2008 at 7:22 am
Focus composition and the color scheme are just perfect. Looks terrified, probably because of the daylight which has constricted the pupils(?), Tha hands are so human like.
Pieter -sAner- van der Horst Says:
January 2nd, 2008 at 10:47 pm
Funny picture and good composition. A larger dof wouldn’t have hurt though.
Peter Cooney Says:
May 4th, 2008 at 11:17 pm
It looks like it just evolved that morning and doesn’t want to be seen by others, the epitome of shyness.
Su Says:
January 1st, 2009 at 1:29 pm
Love this little cutey!
mike Says:
August 27th, 2009 at 5:25 pm
Boy, the eyes on him.
su Says:
September 3rd, 2009 at 7:35 am
Loved the title, very funny great capture.
Renee Says:
September 11th, 2009 at 2:09 pm
Very Cute, those eyes are SO big!
Renee Says:
December 30th, 2009 at 3:46 pm
still very cute!
Rajib Singha Says:
January 1st, 2010 at 2:43 pm
Cute! Captivating capture.
su Says:
January 2nd, 2010 at 10:41 am
This one still makes me smile!