Philippine Tarsier (Tarsius Philippinesis mabag) is a slow moving shy animal and the smallest in the primate family to which man belongs. It is like a small monkey but with extremely large eyes. Tarsier is found only in Bohol, Leyte, Samar  and Mindanao but other species are also found in Borneo and Sumatra.
  When considered in proportion to its head, the Tarsier's eyes are the biggest among all animals, they are, however, fixed in their sockets and cannot move to see sideways. The head can do a complete 180 degrees turn and it has large ears that call be twisted to focus to a particular sound, mostly from its prey.
  The Tarsier looks sleepy but it is ever alert, able to execute a fast backward jump to capture lizard or insect, its principal food items. It is a nocturnal animal, sleeping during the day and coming out only after dark. In Mindanao it has been observed in the daytime staying in bamboo clumps or among thick foliage.
  Breeding occurs in April and May, the female giving birth to a single baby. During the early period the baby is carried clinging to the neck of the mother, but after two months the young is left by the mother in its hiding place. Since breeding time coincides with the proportion of the land for kaingin planting, a lot of sluggishly moving gravid females are often needlessly killed. At the sane time, rapidly advancing cultivation by man into the habitat of the Tarsiers has diminished their numbers. Worst effort to breed them in captivity have so far been unsuccessful.
  First Lady Amelita M. Ramos presented the Tarsier to the Prince of Wales during his recent visit to the Philippines. The move aims to heighten the Filipino and the global awareness to the rapidly depleting animal. And the move has been successful.
  The BSP, who is always at the forefront of the government drive to conserve the environment including its wildlife, took the challenge raised by the First Lady and made the mighty Tarsier as its official mascot for the holding of the Centennial Scout Jamboree.
  During the kick off of the fUnd-raising drive held in Malacañang last October, top BSP and Jamboree Organizing Committee officials presented to President Ramos the official caricature of what would be the official mascot of the Jamboree.
          The BSP believes that after the historic Jamboree, awareness of the Scouts about Tarsiers would have grown.