18 November 2008

But they won't be available for Christmas


Long-lost 'Furby-like' Primate Discovered In Indonesia



ScienceDaily (2008-11-19) -- Anthropologists have discovered a group of primates not seen alive in 85 years. The pygmy tarsiers, furry Furby-like, or gremlin-looking, creatures about the size of a small mouse and weighing less than two ounces, have not been observed since they were last collected for a museum in 1921. ... > read full article

This supposedly extint animal has been rediscovered. Its no wonder they got lost. If you were only two ounces at adulthood, you'd be pretty hard to find too.

Cute as these little guys are, I hope they don't cause a Furby come-back.

1 comment:

Kate said...

This is an even better picture than that other one you were looking at - he's SSOOO tiny!! Will you get him for me next Christmas??