Long-Lost "Gremlin" Species Found

(CNN) -- Scientists have found a wide-eyed primate -- a clawed fur ball that fits snugly in one hand -- in the first live sighting in more than 80 years of a creature that some thought was extinct.
"It was truly amazing," one scientist said. "I couldn't conceive that we had actually caught one."

"It was truly amazing," one scientist said. "I couldn't conceive that we had actually caught one."

Over a two-month period, scientists working in Lore Lindu National Park on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi caught and released three pygmy tarsiers. They bear a striking resemblance to the Furby, an electronic toy that spoke its own fantasy language and dominated children's wish lists in the late 1990s.

They caught two males and one female, said Sharon Gursky-Doyen, a Texas A&M University anthropology professor who led the expedition. The group spotted a fourth -- high in the tree canopy -- but were unable to catch it.

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Comments

[TrooAmerican]

that little creature sure does look like a gremlin from the movie. cute as can be.

[chartreuse]

Doesn't Paris Hilton already own one of these for a pet?

[pokemon]

Just another reason to slow the growth of humans. Our species is going to destroy many species we have no idea exist, much less ones that have successfully hidden from us. How many chemicals can be found in plants, how many...

We are so stupid.

[jymfrancais]

give me a video of this little dude..

[maceov]

Looks frighteningly like Sarah Palin! She just needs some really expensive shoes...

[TrooAmerican]

Whats the difference between a Furby and Sarah Palin? ...
A furby makes more sense when it speaks. ahahah

[shedances]

Can't help but recall the Russian proverb that notes how 'men show their superiority on the inside; animals on the outside' (LOL) ... this is certainly a handsome little creature, & an incredibly heartwarming news story!

[haramagoti]

And beyond anyone's wildest speculations, amid rumors that the Huffington Post would never again make the mistakes of yesteryear:

"It was truly amazing," one scientist said. "I couldn't conceive that we had actually caught one."

Seriously, the Mogwai must be kept away from bright light, never made wet and never, ever be fed after midnight, pacific standard time, which is Hollyweird, of course.

Bless their tiny hearts, now let's outlaw hunters altogether.

[SiberianRat]

That little thing is insanely cute. Let's pray they survive and thrive with as little contact with humans as possible.

[Emerald1943]

Leave it to Bush & Co.....they'll be able to knock this one out with their last minute environmental changes!

God help those little critters!

[KillTheMessenger]

Now that we know where they live we can make sure they go extinct.

:-(