LAWRENCE — It's not a monkey. It's not a lemur. It's not an African Bush Baby or even a Madagascan Mouse. Meet the Philippine tarsier: a tiny, adorable and downright "cool" primate from Southeast Asia ...

The tarsier is the 'flagship' iconic species for promoting environmental stewardship and ecotourism in the Philippines, a nation suffering from large-scale destruction of natural habitat. It's not a ...

Philippine tarsiers (Carlito syrichta) are the poster child of the country’s burgeoning ecotourism industry, but little is known about their taxonomy, population size and conservation status. The ...

From tiny tarsiers to testy tamaraws, the Philippines is full of unique and fantastic creatures. Villagers in Dunoy, on the Philippine island of Luzon, join the conservation group Mabuwaya Foundation ...

In Sarangani, Doc Ferds Recio leads the rescue of two captive Philippine tarsiers--one of which suffered an injury while in confinement. Meanwhile, in Kalinga, Doc Nielsen witnesses a rare and ...

In the island forests of the western Pacific, there’s an otherworldly animal known as the Philippine tarsier. With bat ears, suction cup–like fingers, and giant golden eyes, the creatures would be ...

Tarsiers are little-known nocturnal primates about the size of a tennis ball. Once more widespread, the animals are now limited to the Southeast Asian islands of the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, and ...

"Today, we go to see two of the Philippines' most unique attractions," our driver enthusiastically announced. "Prepare to be amazed!" His energy was contagious; we giggled like little children ...

MANILA, Philippines — Researchers from the University of the Philippines (UP) note in a new study that most sightings of the endangered Philippine tarsier (Carlito syrichta) have been occurring ...

Mother and baby Tarsier in Tangkoko. Photo by Rhett Butler. The spectral tarsier of Sulawesi is one of the world’s smallest primates, weighing roughly the equivalent ten U.S. quarters when full-grown.