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Gigglerific News: Rare Pygmy Tarsier, Thought to be Extinct, is Found!

By GigglerificGal Wed., Nov. 19, 2008 , 12:16 pm EST


Once thought to be extinct, these small fuzzy creatures called pygmy tarsiers were spotted by scientists on an Indonesian island for the first time in 70 years!

They're so small that they'd fit in the palm of your hand, and some people have been calling them the real-life versions of the toy Furby and also Gremlins from the movies.


What Do You Think the Pygmy Tarsier Looks Most Like?


Photos from/by Texas A&M (top); Blogs.StarWars.com (Ewok); Disney Studios (Rhino); ToyTokyo.com (Gremlins); PC World (Furby)
Via BuzzFeed

Posted in: research, animals, animal antics, wacky news, pygmy tarsier, gremlin, furby, texas a&m

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