Tarsiers live on islands of Southeast Asia. They are creatures of the tropical rain forest, spending majority of their time in the canopy of the jungle, leaping from limb to limb. Tarsiers can leap up to seven feet, and when placed on the ground they also hop erect. They are nocturnal and one of their main predators is the owl. Prosimians are generally soft food omnivores.
Tarsiers prefer animal protein in the form of insects and small vertebrate animals.
Tarsier females bear single young, gestation takes six months. The females have a prosimian-type uterus and a higher primate placenta. One unusual feature is they have multiple breast pairs, yet generally only the pectoral pair are functional. The other ones serve as anchoring points for newborn. The newborn is born in a well advanced state of development well furred, eyes open.