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Tarsier Monkeys

June 3, 2009 – 8:28 pm

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Tarsiers are critically endangered and could be come extinct in the very near future if their habitat (mainly in Indonesia) isn’t protected. These guys are as small as a human fist.

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Gone Fishin’

June 10, 2008 – 8:24 pm

Macaque monkeys can fish:

Long-tailed macaque monkeys have a reputation for knowing how to find food—whether it be grabbing fruit from jungle trees or snatching a banana from a startled tourist. Now, researchers say they have discovered groups of the silver-haired monkeys in Indonesia that fish.
Groups of long-tailed macaques were observed four times over the past [...]

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