from 9 to 16 see In addition at them there is a naked tail in length from 13 to 28 the Weight see varies from 80 to 160 gramme. They are allocated especially with long back finitenesses, the large head, capable to turn almost on 360 °, and also good hearing. Fingers extremely long, ears round and naked. The soft wool has a brown or grayish shade. However the most appreciable sign are the big eyes in diameter to 16 mm.
First of all tarsius are active at night. They live on trees in woods, hiding in the afternoon in dense vegetation. Tarsius are able to climb very dexterously on trees, and also by means of long hind legs to jump on some metres. As a rule, tarsius live in steams, sometimes also in small small groups.
The main threat for tarsius is destruction of their vital environment. Besides, on all of them still hunt because of their meat. Attempts to tame tarsius and to make of them pets have no success and conduct, as a rule, to death of an animal through short time. Tarsius cannot get used to bondage, in attempts to escape they quite often break to themselves heads about rods of cages.