Support of a Tarsier Colony at Duke University Primate      Center
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Tarsiers are a small family of rare and endangered primates                found only in Southeast Asia.  The three extant species are all                 arboreal, and their secretive, nocturnal habits make their                      biology largely unknown.  Tarsiers are also of great interest                   because their relationships to other primates are unresolved.                        The Duke University Primate Center maintains colonies of two               tarsier species.  These are the first large tarsier colonies                    assembled in the U.S. for purposes of scholarly analysis.  The                  Center has made important steps in determining optimal                          environmental conditions for the animals and currently has a                    healthy colony with several pregmant females.                                        Recent major technological advances in neuroanatomy, DNA                   hybridization, DNA sequencing and biochemistry provide new                      approaches to help resolve the question of the relationships and                biology of tarsiers.  The Duke Primate Center is at the leading                 edge of research in primatology and has assembled a broad                       spectrum of scientific talent to study questions of tarsier                     behavior, anatomy, reproduction, biochemistry and physiology. All               activities are accomplished through benign, non-invasive study of               the living subjects, or of those that were miscarried,stillborn,                or have died of natural causes.                                                      This project provides funds for partial support of the                     colony for two years.
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