ABSTRACT
Lengths of tarsiers including head and body are about 8.5∼16 cm, lengths of their tails are about 13.5∼27.5 cm, and they weight about 80∼165 g. Colors of their backs are from gray brown to dark brown, while their abdomens are slate. They live on the islands of the Philippines. According to their ecological habits, they mainly stay in secondary forests and shrubberies. But they many also show up in primeval forests and mangrove forests. Their activities are mainly on trees. They are nimble and can jump from one tree to another freely. They can jump 5∼6 m long. The average jumping distance is 1.4 m. Once in a while, they go down on the ground where they also move by jumping. On the ground, they can jump about 1.2∼1.7 m long and 0.6 m high. They mainly eat insects as food. Sometimes, they also eat crustaceans and lizards. They do activities alone or in pairs. They are territorial animals which mark their territories with urine and secretions. Every year, there are two reproductive peaks. Their estrus cycle is about 25∼28 days, and gestation is about 136 days. Usually one offspring is produced at one birth. Weight of offspring is 20∼31 g. At birth, their eyes are open and they already have hair. They can crawl right after being born, can
1 INTRODUCTION
This study collected, organized, summarized, and analyzed the current related picture book creation materials. The plot of the picture book was based on city news story which one shocked Taiwan. It was adapted from the murder of three young men in 1990. The main character was designed as a tarsier, with physical and psychological characteristics implying the slyness, shrewdness, and unstable emotions of the criminal who set a trap to kill his good friends and classmates.
