Talk:Horsfield's tarsier

Quality issues with this article

I came across this article and I see several quality issues. One is the use of the term "cantilvering", which is presented in quotation-marks and is linked to the article on cantilevers. I know what cantilever means, and the article on cantilevers explains what it means - however there is no explanation of what "cantilevering" means in the context of tarsiers.

The reference currently numbered 18 "Growth, development, and parental care in the Western tarsier (Tarsius bancanus) in captivity" is cited on three occasions. The reference is used to support assertions about neonatal Horsfield's Tarsiers and the species' behaviour around puberty - but it is not stated that the paper being referred to deals with observations of behaviour of animals in captivity. The reference cannot therefore be used to suggest/support/imply anything about the species' natural behaviour or life history.

The article has a paragraph beginning "Horsfield's tarsier, like all tarsiers, is a vertical clinger and leaper...". This may very well be true - but a reference is required. There are at least 18 species of tarsier, which differ significantly from each other. It is unscientific to assert that clinging and leaping ability is a feature common to all tarsier species, without referencing reliable primary literature.

The sentence "Faces are cleaned by rubbing on branches and it is to reinforce social bonds" has poor syntax and does not make proper scientific sense. An animal cleaning itself by rubbing on a branch would/could be a solitary behaviour, and therefore would not reinforce social bonding. Therefore this appears to be a misquotation from the reference given - unless one tarsier is grabbing the face of another tarsier and rubbing its face on a branch, it is not a social behaviour, not allo-grooming, and not a contender for a social bonding behaviour. Flusapochterasumesch (talk) 00:18, 13 June 2024 (UTC)