1 Tahrcountry Musings: Genetic proof of new variety of tarsier

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Genetic proof of new variety of tarsier

                                           Pic credit: University of Kansas


Researchers at the University of Kansas' Biodiversity Institute have established the presence of a new variety of tarsier. Pronounced as (tar-SEER). Tarsiers are completely carnivorous, a unique phenomenon among primates.

Details appear in the latest issue of journal the journal PLOS ONE

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