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What is a tarsier?

What is a tarsier? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. An insectivorous primate of the family Tarsiidae, having very large eyes and long feet, native mainly to several islands of Southeast Asia.
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This is the only additional fact that has been acquired respecting the tarsier, since the time of Buffon.
A little animal, the tarsier, which is found on the islands of Celebes and Borneo, is very exceptional in its structure.
The tarsier seldom makes any kind of noise, but when it does emit a sound, it is a sharp, shrill call.
Only one other primate, the tarsier, is known to include such a high proportion of animal prey in its diet.
It is hard to observe the tarsier in its natural environment because it only leaves its tree habitat to capture its prey.
The single exception to this among living primates is the tarsier, in which the fibula becomes fused to the tibia.

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