'Extinct' Pygmy tarsier rediscovered in Indonesia!

A team led by a Texas A&M University anthropologist has discovered a group of primates that have not been seen alive in 85 years. The pygmy tarsiers, covered in fur and weighing less than 2 ounces, the size of a small mouse, have not been observed alive since 1921 when they were collected for a museum. Several scientists believed they were extinct until one was accidentally trapped and killed in the highlands of Sulawesi in 2000. The pygmy tarsiers unique feature is that they have claws instead of nails, unlike most other primates. The two males and single female were captured using nets on Mount Rore Katimbo in Lore Lindu National Park. They were then radio collared to track their movements. These captures dispelled the belief among some primatologists that the species is extinct.