# Tiny, long-lost primate rediscovered in Indonesia **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 19, 2008, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-long-lost-primate-rediscovered-in-indonesia/473464 "2008-11-19T16:50:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-long-lost-primate-rediscovered-in-indonesia/473464/1 "2008-11-19T16:50:28Z")
That’s the headline in Yahoo news. the sub-head reads “They’re small but mean” [http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081118/sc\_nm/us\_primate\_indonesia](http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081118/sc_nm/us_primate_indonesia) Here’s wjhat caught my eye: > [@](#): > > “My assistant was trying to hold him still while I was attaching a radio collar around its neck. It’s very hard to hold them because they can turn their heads around 180 degrees. As I’m trying to close the radio collar, he turned his head and nipped my finger. And I yanked it and I was bleeding.” I’ve seen this movie, and I know what happens next. Ultra-violet blodd-lusting zombies. I’d stay away from Indonesia until this quiets down. ---
**Author:** ![brickiebee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@brickiebee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brickiebee)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-long-lost-primate-rediscovered-in-indonesia/473464/2 "2008-11-19T17:48:56Z")
It’s [Mort](http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0044479/mediaindex), from Madagascar. The resemblance is uncanny. He’s mostly harmless. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-long-lost-primate-rediscovered-in-indonesia/473464/3 "2008-11-19T18:06:11Z")
Small, _but_ mean? That’s like saying “The bathroom was cramped, but smelly.” or “The thread was esoteric, but confusing.”. ---
**Author:** ![Hi\_Neighbor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hi_neighbor/32/494_2.png) [@Hi\_Neighbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hi_Neighbor)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-long-lost-primate-rediscovered-in-indonesia/473464/4 "2008-11-19T18:13:42Z")
Guys, I just read about this story yesterday on MSNBC. It had the title, “[Real-life Furbys rediscovered](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27786771/).” Oh? Real-life Furbys? I was expecting to see some cute, furry animal that just begs me to squeeze its warm fuzzy coat. Not so. After I clicked on the link to read more, what was staring back at me was a small, rabid looking creature that seems to radiate pure evil. Heaven forbid a child would see this. They wouldn’t look at Furbys the same way ever again. MSNBC: Where childhood toys transform into living nightmare beasts. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-long-lost-primate-rediscovered-in-indonesia/473464/5 "2008-11-19T18:16:59Z")
> [@Hi\_Neighbor](#): > > After I clicked on the link to read more, what was staring back at me was a small, rabid looking creature that seems to radiate pure evil. So…sort of like a Furby? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-long-lost-primate-rediscovered-in-indonesia/473464/6 "2008-11-19T18:35:39Z")
I would bet they could find more “undiscovered” or “long-lost” species at the local food stalls than tramping through the jungle. ---
**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-long-lost-primate-rediscovered-in-indonesia/473464/7 "2008-11-19T19:02:36Z")
> [@An\_Arky](#): > > I would bet they could find more “undiscovered” or “long-lost” species at the local food stalls than tramping through the jungle. Didn’t somebody claim to have found a coelacanth a couple of years ago doing just that ? ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-long-lost-primate-rediscovered-in-indonesia/473464/8 "2008-11-19T19:10:19Z")
> [@](#): > > It’s very hard to hold them because they can turn their heads around 180 degrees. Did it puke green-pea soup and speak in a raspy voice afterwards? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-long-lost-primate-rediscovered-in-indonesia/473464/9 "2008-11-19T19:35:09Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > Did it puke green-pea soup and speak in a raspy voice afterwards? My God, you mean you’ve encountered these little demons too? ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-long-lost-primate-rediscovered-in-indonesia/473464/10 "2008-11-19T20:55:22Z")
> [@Hi\_Neighbor](#): > > After I clicked on the link to read more, what was staring back at me was a small, rabid looking creature that seems to radiate pure evil. I think if you could have looked inside the cocoons when Gizmo’s clones were mutating into Gremlins, they would have looked like that at one point. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-long-lost-primate-rediscovered-in-indonesia/473464/11 "2008-11-19T23:27:09Z")
> [@detop](#): > > Didn’t somebody claim to have found a coelacanth a couple of years ago doing just that ? [Yes, in 1997.](http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/vertebrates/coelacanth/coelacanth1.html) ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-long-lost-primate-rediscovered-in-indonesia/473464/12 "2008-11-20T02:34:12Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > [Yes, in 1997.](http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/vertebrates/coelacanth/coelacanth1.html) [And a previously unknown species of rat in '05.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=316566) The thing in the OP is pretty hideous looking. Wonder how long it is before Paris Hilton decides she needs to have one as a pet?