When I visited the Philippine island of Bohol, I decided one day to rent a scooter, mainly to see the famous Chocolate Hills. But one worthy detour brought me (after a lot misguided directional advices) to the Tarsier Sanctuary in Corella, where the near threatened Philippine Tarsier lives in a naturally habitat. The Philippine Tarsier Foundation runs this sanctuary, and has the Tarsier in focus. That is quite different from the Loboc Tarsier Conservation (and other places along the Loboc river), which are unethical for-profit Tarsier viewing area that subjects Tarsiers to conditions very harmful to their health. Do not support those places!
The Philippine Tarsier is about 8-16 centimeters short and the only entirely carnivorous primate left (they eat mostly insects). The disproportionately large eyes are fixed in the skull, so the Tarsier can instead turn their head 180 degrees. As you may understand the Tarsier is nocturnal and have very good eyesight. And they are cute as hell..
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