Tarsier Essays

  • Pygmy Tarsier Lab Report

    948 Words  | 4 Pages

    1900s, two specimens of Pygmy Tarsier (Tarsius pumilus) were discovered. The Tarsius pumilus (T. pumilus) collected were morphologically different from the known species of tarsier found in the museum as they had a remarkably small body. In 2000, a living population of T. pumilus was found in the central Sulawesi, proving that the species still existed. The species is also distinct as the 3 specimens were found in much higher altitude compared to other Sulawesi tarsier species. They compared the T

  • Tarsiers Informative Speech

    337 Words  | 2 Pages

    human’s, just without a doctor or nurse to help. For the tarsiers, reproduction is difficult. Tarsiers have a short life span, and can only give birth to one baby per pregnancy. Tarsiers are very small primates that live in the Philippines. Tarsiers are very well known for how small they are, and their huge, fixed eyes. Tarsiers are actually known for being one of the smallest primates in the world; being no bigger than a human’s hand. Tarsiers got their name from their elongated tarsus bones, found

  • Mountain Gorillas And Tarsiers Similarities

    957 Words  | 4 Pages

    The biggest difference between mountain gorillas and tarsiers are their physical appearance. For mountain gorillas, they possess the massive body size giving them the title of one of the biggest species in the world, whereas tarsiers are smallest species even among prosimians. Other than their physical appearance, the social interaction between two groups show distinctive difference. For instance, social interaction with each other is kind of a crucial for mountain gorillas; they mostly live with

  • Primates Evolution

    2064 Words  | 9 Pages

    They are found on the islands of Southeast Asia. Tarsiers are even closer in appearance to our common ancestor than are lemurs. Most species of tarsier have grey fur but can have red, brown, yellow, orange, or buff (Gron 2010). The ends of the hairs can be dark red, brownish, or black with a grey base (Gron 2010). The amount of hair on their tails

  • Endangered Primates Essay

    361 Words  | 2 Pages

    Africa, Roloway monkey, Grauer’s gorilla, and Tana River red colobus. In Madagascar, both bamboo lemur and the Red ruffed lemur are on the endangered species list. In Asia, the Tonkin snub-nosed monkey, Pig-tailed snub-nosed langur and Philippine tarsier are dwelling fast. Roloway monkeys are an arboreal species found primarily in undisturbed, mature forests. Due to human activity they can’t adapt very adaptable to changes in their habitat making them particularly vulnerable to. Grauer 's gorilla

  • Animal Testing Is Bad Essay

    802 Words  | 4 Pages

    “Nine out of ten drugs that pass animal studies fails in humans” (Moore 2). Many patients in the world of medicine need drugs with low risk factors. Animal experiment is becoming a thing of the past and for good reasons. The experiments are no longer answering the scientists questions, but when the products does work on animals it is never going to be hundred percent for humans. Animal experimentation is wrong because animals can register pain just like humans, the medication is not reliable, and

  • Animal Life In Rainforest

    936 Words  | 4 Pages

    Introduction Rainforests are populated with insects, arachnids, reptiles, amphibians, birds, mammals and worms. The rainforest is home to more than half of the world 's animals. The rainforest is a very dense, warm and wet biome. So, where are the rainforests? Most rainforests are located in a latitude band around the equator between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. Below is a map of the major rainforests over the world. Strata The rainforest contains of four different layers

  • Human Evolution: Where Did Humanity Come From?

    1381 Words  | 6 Pages

    Where Did Humanity Come From? An abundant amount of theories of the origins of humanity has been argued as the truth since the 19th century. These theories over centuries has changed and evolved with the constant change in the world and their views and from new information found. Many factors play a role in the theories of humanity. Some of them being the people and organizations that support the theory, the information that validates the theory, and most importantly the overall picture, their theory

  • Living Color And Racism

    1870 Words  | 8 Pages

    Living Color The notion of race is one of the most reasonably and sensibly reviewed subjects, not only in the society which we live in, but also in the realm of science. America plays a notably significant role in developing the concept of race. The term race has a complex definition that carries much controversy, because of a number of different opinions; its definition has been modified and changed over time. According to the Haviland text, race is defined as “In biology, a subgroup within species