ANT 312: Monkeys, Apes, and Other Primates
This cute little guy is a Philippine tarsier (Carlito syrichta). He is often called “the world’s smallest monkey,” but this is not fully accurate. The problem isn’t one of size, but of classification. Different scientists classify the tarsiers either as Continue reading The Philippine Tarsier
This Pygmy Slow Loris is named Otti-ly, the daughter of Basil and Pumpkin. She was born Feb. 5, 2010 in the Minnesota Zoological Garden. She is kept in a dimly lit display environment at her current location in the Philadelphia Continue reading Pygmy Slow Loris
This is Hamish, the Sambirano bamboo lemur. He was born at the Banham Zoo in September of 2010. He was hand reared by a zookeeper after his mother rejected him. He had to be bottle fed day and night Continue reading Get to know a Bamboo Lemur
