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Tiny, long-lost primate rediscovered in Indonesia (Reuters)

Source: Xtra News

Jakarta : Indonesia | about 1 year ago

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On a misty mountaintop on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, scientists for the first time in more than eight decades have observed a living pygmy tarsier, one of the planet's smallest and rarest primates. Over a two-month period, the scientists used nets to trap three furry, mouse-sized pygmy tarsiers...

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News Source: Xtra News | about 1 year ago

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