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tarsier (Tarsius)

Sulawesi, or spectral, tarsier

Horsefield's tarsier (Tarsius bancanus)

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Also Known As	Tarsiidae

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tarsier (Tarsius)

Sulawesi, or spectral, tarsier

Horsefield's tarsier (Tarsius bancanus)

Learn about tarsiers and the Philippine Tarsier and Wildlife Sanctuary in Corella, Bohol island

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South Sulawesi tarsier Philippine tarsier pygmy tarsier Afrotarsius chatrathi Necrolemur antiquus Western tarsier prosimian Tarsiiformes Indridae

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