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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Once again, Primate Nooz is ashamed and
chagrined to have to admit that its organization has been penetrated by
a cruel prankster, and we must apologize especially to Mr. Chris Shaw
of the Page Museum in Los Angeles, who was referred to in our last 'Recommended
Reading' section as the author of what we now know to have been a nonexistent
article in the Reader's Digest. We hope that this apology
will have a bearing on his lawsuit against us and that our invitation
to visit the Museum will not be withdrawn. In order to ensure that
this kind of thing never happens again, the editor in charge of that department
has been sacked.
RECOMMENDED READING:
Trevor Falsworthy (1987). Rafting Alone
Across the Gobi. Wittwaterstraand Press, Capetown. *****
Sir Ian Spotswood Allenby Crofford-Wiggles (1989). “Primatosaurus
Rex: Truth or Fiction?” British Royal Museum Journal of
the Cercopithecinae, 128(6):9-74. *****
Piet Mons Apeldoorn (1985). “Should Tarsius
and Pongo Be Congeneric?” Borneo Bulletin, 62:51-60.
*****
Mawbanna Waddamana and Basil Smith (1977). “Taxonomic Implications
of Similarities in Social Structure and Behavior of Tarsiers and Orangutans.”
Swiss Journal of Primatology, 1(1):1. *****
Christopher Shaw (1988). “Writing Spurious Articles for the
Reader's Digest Can Be A Tricky Business.” Reader's
Digest, 883:38-46. **
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WHAT IS......? Cont. from page 3.
montane and mangrove forest. Their ranges average about one hectare.
A fifth species of tarsier, T. reclusia, hasn't been
seen in months, and is best described as extinct.
It has often
been reported by workers in the field (see 'Recommended Reading') that
the tarsier bears an uncanny resemblance in social structure to the orangutan.
This is a preposterous notion and should be discounted.
GEE WHIZ, KIDS, DID YOU LEARN A LOT ABOUT TARSIERS? ARE ALL OF
YOU AS EXCITED AS ALL OF US? BE SURE TO ASK YOUR FOLKS TO GET YOU
EVERY ISSUE OF PRIMATE NOOZ. NEXT TIME,
“WHAT IS.....THE BLUETAIL?”
personåls
Due to unfortunate throat injury, am no longer able to
long call, so must advertise in suitable news forums such as Primate
Nooz and Primate Week. Past prime but still in decent
shape male orangutan with fading red facial hair and good-sized cheek
pads named Roger seeks consortship or simple dalliance with a similarly
older and less energetic female. Inquire at Hellmouth Zoo.
Adult male sulky tarsier, approx-imately 120g. or 4.25oz in weight, muscade
and/or sennet in color, with huge, practically immobile eyes and lovely membranous ears. Would like to form ranging pair with you if likewise
inclined. D20.
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