But when mating begins, they maintain complete silence. The tarsier also has a very close-knit family. A group consists of a mother, father and offspring. Parents form a very close bond, and their offspring stays in close proximity even dispersal and sexual maturity. Females leave the immediate family group when they reach adulthood, while males prefer to leave as juveniles.
Tarsiers are extremely vocal and make loud shrieks with their partners.
In fact, they call in harmony, with each partner making its own distinct sounds. They use their third and fourth toes to groom themselves by scratching with their toe claws and licking their fur, avoiding their faces. Faces are cleaned by rubbing on branches. Because of the destruction of the rain forests, tarsiers are losing habitat daily. Also, because of the hunting of these unique animals, they are being killed and captured at an alarming rate.