Friday, November 21, 2008

Furby look alike

A clawed fur ball that fits in just one hand was sighted alive for the first time in 80 years. It was thought through everyones mind that this furby look alike was extinct.Over about a two-month period, scientists in the Indonesian island of Sulawesi caught and released 3 pygmy tarsiers. They surprisingly resemble a Furby, an electronic toy that spoke its own language and dominated children's wish lists in the late 1990s.
they found two males and one female and another they couldn't catch sitting high in a tree. The last time one of this species was caught before this was in 1921 for a museum. It was thought until 8 years ago that the furby look alike was extinct but recent discovery tells over wise. 8 years ago while trapping rats they accidentally trapped and killed one of these cute little furby look a likes.
The creature is from the ape family, nocturnal primate. The three they caught and released were captured by using nets then radio collared. By radio collaring them will help scientists to learn even more about this species. The unknown has been dug up out of deep thoughts of extinction.
A few things they already know about them are their eating habits and behavior to a extent. They are completely carnivores one of the only primates that are, they eat insects. They usually only bond into pairs and have two breeding seasons. unlike other of its species it does not build nests or use scent to mark their territory. More knowledge will come out of this discovery and help us learn more about this wonderful animal.