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Caption: Tarsius bancanus One of the Smallest Primates in the World
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Caption: Horsfield's tarsier (Cephalopachus bancanus) is a nocturnal species. This species prefers to sleep, rest, or remain stationary on perches that are angled 5 degrees from the vertical tree trunks, 1 to 4 cm in diameter and it sleeps solitarily. Before sunset, Horsfield's tarsier will wake up and wait 10 to 20 minutes before moving around the understory and spending 1.5 to 2 hours of the night foraging for food.
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Caption: Tarsiers (Tarsiidae, Order Primates) are a distinctive family confined to the Sunda Islands, the Philippines, and Sulawesi. Among four subspecies of Western tarsiers, Tarsius bancanus saltator Elliot 1910 is restricted to the island of Belitung, Indonesia. Total land of the island is approximately 480.060 hectare,
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Caption: Horsfield's tarsier can be found from ground level up to a height of 7m or more in the understory. Before sunset, Horsfield's tarsier will wake up and wait 10 to 20 minutes before moving around the understory and spending 1.5 to 2 hours of the night foraging for food. This species can live in both primary and secondary forests, and it also lives in forests along the coasts or on the edge of plantations.
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Caption: The most striking feature of tarsiers is their large eyes, which are larger than those of any other mammal, with respect to body size. Tarsius bancanus is small. Males are 12 cm in length on average and range in mass from 122 to 134 g. This species is sexually dimorphic, as females are on average 10 grams lighter than males.