These primates from the Philippines may look a bit alien-like, but I promise you they are real.
Each eye is the size of their brain, making them have perhaps some of the largest eyes proportional to their head of any animal. Being nocturnal, their eyes have an advantage of taking in more light at once. The top picture has a human hand in it to give you a sense of their size. Not very big at all.
What they eat? Crickets and other insects, largely (see below). However on a good catch, they'll jump from tree to tree and will occasionally catch small birds in flight. Impressive for such a small guy.
Here's a video of one eating:
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