Tarsier (IMAGE)

Dartmouth College

Tarsier

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In a genetic study of tarsiers' eyes, Dartmouth researchers suggest that primates developed highly acute, three-color vision that permitted them to shift to daytime living.

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Nathaniel Dominy, Dartmouth College

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