Sugar House Bulletin | 1947-08-22 | Page 7 | Tarsier Looks like a Living Gargoyle

Tarsier Looks Like a Living Gargoyle : ., "W V "f" - W ! ' 1 : - ' ' '- , - i - " ' 'V ! $ . ' " . I v ( X , ' ' '"' - . s ' ' ' ' i 1 . v i I . k . 1 . ' 9 - i - T ( s l This goggle-eyed creature is a tiny species of monkey from the Philippines, only four inches long. It is called a tarsier. Suction discs on its fingers enable ft to cling to smooth surfaces. It can roll its ears In any direction, among other remarkable abilities. The rare animal was sent to the Washington, D. C, zoo by Charles Wharton, an ex-army ex-army officer.