And we thought leg warmers were the only things coming back from the 80s today. The animal kingdom too is sitting up to wlecome Pygmy Tarsiers, creatures that can easily be passed as the famous stars of the 1984 Gremlins movie.

So far thought to be extinct, the carnivorous primate was discovered again in Indonesia. Believe it or not, but no human has spotted a Pygmy Tarsier since 1921 until recently. In fact in the year 2000, some Indonesian scientists accidentally trapped and killed one of them, mistaking it for a rat.

True to their name, the pygmy tarsiers are very small and weigh only 2 ounces. They have big eyes and are covered in dense coats of fur to keep them warm in a damp, chilly habitat. Their closest relative is the lemur and are unusual because of their sharp claws. And unlike their fictional look-alikes the Gremlins, pygmey tarsiers are nocturnal. They leap from tree to tree all through the night using their claws. But their most striking feature is their ability to turn their heads 180 degrees.

Massive deforestation in Indonesia since 1970 has destroyed the pygmy tarsier’s natural habitat. The recent sighting has conservation implications. Environmentalists hope that the rediscovery of the extinct creatures will provoke more responsible actions from the government.

Via foxnews