▁territorial ▁males ▁attract ▁four ▁or ▁five ▁females ▁who ▁mate ▁only ▁during ▁the ▁full ▁moon ▁after ▁a ▁week ▁of ▁court ship . ▁Each ▁gives ▁birth ▁to ▁a ▁single ▁young ▁after ▁a ▁six - month ▁pre gn ancy . ▁The ▁young ▁tar si ers ▁are ▁pretty ▁much ▁on ▁their ▁own ▁after ▁six ▁months . ▁ ▁R ais ing ▁tar si ers ▁as ▁p ets ▁is ▁a ▁cruel ▁sport , ▁said ▁P iz arr as , ▁who ▁ins ists ▁the ▁str essed - out ▁animals ▁actually ▁commit ▁suic ide ▁or ▁otherwise ▁will ▁themselves ▁to ▁die ▁inside ▁their ▁c ages . ▁They ▁would ▁sm ash ▁their ▁head ▁on ▁the ▁bars ▁in ▁a ▁bid ▁to ▁escape ▁until ▁they ▁crack ▁their ▁sk ull s . ▁He ▁also ▁ins ists ▁the ▁animal ▁had ▁the ▁capacity ▁to ▁simply ▁stop ▁breath ing ▁( a ▁more ▁deb atable ▁proposition ). ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Philipp ine ▁T ars ier ▁Information ▁ ▁C IT ES ▁Append ix ▁I , ▁II ▁and ▁III ▁ ▁Entry ▁in ▁Pr imate ▁Info ▁Net ▁ ▁W A Z A ▁- ▁World ▁Association ▁of ▁Zo os ▁and ▁Aqu ari ums ▁ ▁Philipp ine ▁T ars ier ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 9 6 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines ▁Category : Con serv ation ▁and ▁environmental ▁found ations ▁Category : Organ izations ▁based ▁in ▁Boh ol ▁Category : Con serv ation ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines ▁Category : An imal ▁san ctu aries ▁Category : An imal ▁w elf are ▁organizations ▁based ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines <0x0A> </s> ▁Sh am sh i