Talk:Tarsier
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[edit] Suicide
The following was removed from the article:
- Tarsiers have also been documented to commit suicide when they are removed from their original habitat.
Does anyone have any source info for this? - UtherSRG 20:09, 4 Dec 2004 (UTC)
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- Well, I found this, http://www.szgdocent.org/pp/p-tarsir.htm V 10:37, 5 Dec 2004 (UTC)
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- Thanks. It says soething not quite the same as what was inthe article. I'll massage that site's info into the article. Thanks. - UtherSRG 16:00, 5 Dec 2004 (UTC)
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- I removed "Some are extremely traumatised by captivity, killing themselves by banging their heads against the cage." The wording isn't exactly the same as the source, so I don't know where we'd stand with copyright, but it's closer than my English teacher would have let me get away with. Also, is this article really a stub anymore? --anon 04:34, 26 May 2005 (UTC)
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That's pretty sad, are they trying to kill themselves? Fentoro 03:08, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Classification
I don't think we should place the Tarsiidae, Tarsiiformes and tarsiers on the same page. The Tarsiiformes does also contain the (big!) extinct family Omomyidae, and Tarsiidae also contains a few extinct genera, so that these taxa aren't the same. Ucucha See Mammal Taxonomy 04:41, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Appearance in 'The AniMatrix'
A tarsier is seen in one of the short stories from 'The Animatrix' (the final short which is named 'Matriculated'), the human rebels in the story use the small creature's incredibly powerful night-vision to alert them of any incoming machine units.
[edit] Tarsiers are Primates
I am removing the sentance "However, they are not primates, and are not to be confused with the Pygmy Marmoset, a small primate native to South America which is generally regarded by experts as inferior." as it contradicts the Tarsier's classification as a Primate.24.45.188.201 09:00, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
I am putting it back and changing the sentance to state that they are not Simians, which is probably what was intended, also that was me who removed it. Jebus0 22:21, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Size?
I don't see the size in the article. How big are they? 128.252.107.160 06:36, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
