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THE LOWER PRIMATES 



Clark's observation on tarsius covers a period of three years in Sarawak. 

 During this time he was never fortunate enough to see one of the animals in 

 the wild state. Such specimens as he observed were captured by the Djaks 



Courtesy, American Museum of Natural History 



FIGS. 39 AND 40. TWO VIEWS OF TARSIUS SPECTRUM. 



while felling trees. The animal was easily caught during the daytime. It 

 acted almost stupidly, as though its diurnal vision was imperfect. In the 

 main, it made most ineffectual efforts to escape, at the most pivoting on a 

 branch in such a way as to put the latter between itself and its pursuer. 



It lives in the jungle of secondary type, particularly in a low country, 

 and for the most part passes its time clinging in a vertical position to branches 



