Tarsiers

[bluezephyr]

Tarsiers
Does Thailand have these? Or are they only in the Phillipines?

I'd like to see some cos theyre sweeeeeeet


I bet they look all cute till you get near and they open up a mouth full of razer shap fangs

[Randy Cornhole]

Bloody hell its Gandhi. I thought he was dead...

[STEVE G]

It looks more like Yoda from Star Wars!

[caller]

Probably all eaten!

[Khundon1975]

Bloody hell its Gandhi. I thought he was dead...

He is RC and his glasses are up for sale today on some auction site.


That cute little Tarsier looks like he could use a good thick pair.

Are they nocturnal?? Best to be, or else they would soon become a local delicacy.

[STEVE G]

According to this website, they can be found in walking street Pattaya, although I presume that is not their natural habitat, nocturnal or not!

February 14th, 2008.

Pattaya, Thailand.

In Pattaya city, late at night/early in the morning, (around midnight), in the touristy Walking Steet area, the tarsiers are offered to travellers to hold and handle. The owner of the animals offers his flash camera for a fee, or alternatively allows tourists for a fee, to photograph the animal using their own cameras.

These animals have large extremely light sensitive night-vision eyes. Their heads recoil back at the bright camera flash every time they are photographed. They are handled and photographed like that repeatedly. It is really depressing to know that these creatures are being regularly abused like that. The owners of the animals are only concerned in making money by exploiting them in this way.

Most tourists are unaware just how sensitive the large night vision eyes of these animals are. Some tourists hold and cuddle the animals while smoking their cigarettes, and subject them to their cigarette smoke. The animals are always in danger of being dropped, and injured especially by drunken tourists.
I wish there was something that could be done to prevent this cruel exploitation, of these gentle, sensitive, creatures.

The animals are then also offered to tourists during daylight hours, along busy Pattaya Beach road between Soi (street) 10 and Walking Street.

[Khundon1975]

According to this website, they can be found in walking street Pattaya, although I presume that is not their natural habitat, nocturnal or not!

February 14th, 2008.

Pattaya, Thailand.

In Pattaya city, late at night/early in the morning, (around midnight), in the touristy Walking Street area, the tarsiers are offered to travellers to hold and handle. The owner of the animals offers his flash camera for a fee, or alternatively allows tourists for a fee, to photograph the animal using their own cameras.

These animals have large extremely light sensitive night-vision eyes. Their heads recoil back at the bright camera flash every time they are photographed. They are handled and photographed like that repeatedly. It is really depressing to know that these creatures are being regularly abused like that. The owners of the animals are only concerned in making money by exploiting them in this way.

Most tourists are unaware just how sensitive the large night vision eyes of these animals are. Some tourists hold and cuddle the animals while smoking their cigarettes, and subject them to their cigarette smoke. The animals are always in danger of being dropped, and injured especially by drunken tourists.
I wish there was something that could be done to prevent this cruel exploitation, of these gentle, sensitive, creatures.

The animals are then also offered to tourists during daylight hours, along busy Pattaya Beach road between Soi (street) 10 and Walking Street.

STEVE G I have never come across them but don't doubt that they are being exploited by the Thais.

Same thing happened to chimpanzee's in Spain and Turkey and Monkey World in UK got it stopped.

Monkey World has had dealings in Thailand with regards to animal welfare and endangered species, I will send them an e-mail tonight and see what can be done.