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MaryDellamorte — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:35:26 -0800

Believed to be extincted, the pygmy tarsier has recently resurfaced in a rain forest in Indonesia. More pictures here and video here.

By: MaryDellamorte

MaryDellamorte — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:45:04 -0800

I suggest that they keep them away from bright light, not get them wet and, most importantly, do not feed them after midnight!

By: ageispolis

ageispolis — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:45:26 -0800

Hooray!

By: netbros

netbros — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:46:11 -0800

Neato! Thanks Mary.

By: The Straightener

The Straightener — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:56:46 -0800

I need one of those lil' duders for my shirt pocket.

By: cjorgensen

cjorgensen — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:57:28 -0800

You made this post just to make the Gremlins joke didn't you? Oh gog, according to the second link they are going to be this Christmas's must have toy! I'm going to see those hands from the third link in my dreams tonight. Neat post.

By: kittens for breakfast

kittens for breakfast — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:59:14 -0800

I saw this the other day and was sure it was a joke, but no. I can't decide whether they're adorable or horrifying or both.

By: nosila

nosila — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:08:16 -0800

Heh. "Lil' duders." That's just the right thing to call them. :token squeal:

By: winna

winna — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:14:29 -0800

I hope their history does not now mirror that of the okapi. After the okapi were rediscovered zoos everywhere tried to keep them and it resulted in a lot of okapi dying until they got it right. The lil' duders are very cute. I love the grouchy looking animals.

By: Captaintripps

Captaintripps — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:18:43 -0800

I dunno, they look rather hideous to me. Can they go back where they came from and never return?

By: stargell

stargell — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:26:18 -0800

Awesome. They taste great!

By: CDHJ

CDHJ — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:36:03 -0800

extincted - that would be the past tense would it?

By: MaryDellamorte

MaryDellamorte — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:51:04 -0800

I could have sworn I put "extinct" and not "extincted."

By: netbros

netbros — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:59:28 -0800

You did, but that's what happens when you feed them too late.

By: MaryDellamorte

MaryDellamorte — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:01:18 -0800

Is extincted correct grammar in this case?

By: Lesser Shrew

Lesser Shrew — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:07:16 -0800

De-extinctified. Whoo hoo! Maybe we should send Sharon Gursky-Doyen to Tasmania. Or the island of Mauritius - maybe there's a dodo in the bushes.

By: tellurian

tellurian — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:27:25 -0800

Gee, they've got some teeth on them. Tarsier wallpaper.

By: ryanrs

ryanrs — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:46:39 -0800

Wallpaper site is playing games with referrer headers. Cut-n-paste the links by hand.

By: maryh

maryh — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:52:23 -0800

Yikes, tellurian! Your 'teeth' image chased away any cyooty-pooty response I might have had to this critter. Paging Goya to the Primate House Reception Area....

By: mannequito

mannequito — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:27:24 -0800

Metafilter : I actually broke my fibula walking around there

By: MaryDellamorte

MaryDellamorte — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:17:19 -0800

The picture to the teeth link isn't a pygmy tarsier.

By: The Whelk

The Whelk — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:15:27 -0800

Aww, Daddy loves his horrible wittle humoncoli!

By: Mental Wimp

Mental Wimp — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:26:13 -0800

Oh, so that's what nocturnal means! We were looking for them while it was light out...