Who knew that such a cute cuddly animal could be so closely related to the human species. Tarsiers are tiny, carnivorous primates. They are our distant cousins, according to scientists who sequenced and analyzed the tarsier genome. Their findings place tarsiers on the evolutionary branch that leads to monkeys, great apes and surprisingly humans. The recent studies place Tarsiers on an important branch of the primate evolutionary tree. Studies that have shown our connection with these creatures have helped reduce them from becoming an endangered species. Read more about the effects in the article... https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161006092013.htm
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