Tarsier in OZ

Tarsier in OZ
02-05-2008

Does anybody know if there are any of Tarsier's in Australia or plans to bring any in to breed? or Exhibit.

02-05-2008

I think they used to have them at pearl coast zoo, in broome, they arent around any more.

03-05-2008

Thanks. Its a shame there isnt any here.

04-05-2008

Do you have any evidence that Pearl Coast had them? They were big on psittacines, hoofstock and had cheetah for a short time, but I don't recollect hearing any suggestion that they had tarsiers. A friend who worked up there never mentioned tarsiers. I don't believe there were any primates or nocturnal species. Given how difficult they are to keep I would be very surprised.

04-05-2008

I remember someone here saying i i dont have any evidence my self.
I dunno...woudl be cool if they had kept them

04-05-2008

it was glyn in this thread:

http://www.zoobeat.com/24/mugga-lane-zoo-14294/

04-05-2008

yeh its true.....couple of sources including old birdkeeper mags where they are referred to frequently

05-05-2008

If this was true I can only imagine they didn't last very long.

Going back a couple of steps, Melbourne Zoo was pushing ahead with a husbandry manual for Philippine tarsiers during the mid '90s. i imagine that it was decided too difficult to proceed. Mind you other 'prosimians' have come into vogue - Pygmy slow loris featured on many plans in the late '90s, now some zoos are holding one of the Slow lorises...