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Aye-aye

Order : Primates
Family : Daubentoniidae
Species : Daubentonia madagascariensis

The Aye aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) is the world's largest nocturnal primate. It lives in the east coast forests of Madagascar, tapping the trees for grubs (beetle larvae), then gnawling a hole to stick its elongated (sometimes three times longer than the other fingers) middle finger in it to catch the grub. They grow up to 37 cms long, with a tail of 53 cms and can weigh about 2,5 kilograms. Not only is the Aye aye threatened by habitat destruction, it also is very much threatened by superstition of the local villagers. Native people believe it is a harbinger of death, and when it points its middle finger at you, you are doomed. Therefore it is killed on sight.

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Facts about the aye-aye

Aye-Aye Play Area Aye-ayes Area! (Full text)

The Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) is a primate native to (Full text)

Daubentonia madagascariensis is found (sparsely) in both the (Full text)

The Aye-aye is one of many unusual animals Gerry found in (Full text)

Baby aye-ayes are weaned at about 7 months. (Full text)

The aye-aye is found in a variety of forest types in Madagascar. (Full text)

The aye-aye is a nocturnal forager whose behavior has been likened to woodpeckers (Full text)

Aye-ayes are among the oddest-looking of all animals; they are sometimes described as having the teeth of a rabbit, the hair of a boar, the tail of a fox, and the ears of a bat. (Full text)

The Aye-Aye is one of the rarest mammals on Earth. (Full text)

Closely related to the lemur, the aye-aye is a shy animal found in the dense forests of Madagascar. (Full text)

In fact, aye-ayes are sometimes seen strolling down the street in Madagascar! (Full text)

1 Aye-ayes are perhaps the oddest-looking members of the primate family. (Full text)

Printouts The Aye-aye is a mammal that lives in rain forests of Madagascar, a large island off the southeast coast of Africa. (Full text)

The aye-aye is the only living representative of its family, Daubentoniidae. (Full text)

Aye-aye's are only found on the African (Full text)

The Aye-ayes are nocturnal, but do share there homes with there young. (Full text)

The aye-aye is the only species in the family Daubentoniidae. (Full text)

The aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) is a primate native to Madagascar that combines rodent-like teeth with a long, thin middle finger to fill the ecological niche of a woodpecker. (Full text)

Luckily for the Malagasy people aye-ayes are usually very timid, and hid in the deepest parts of the jungle. (Full text)

The forefeet of aye-ayes are unique. (Full text)

The Aye-aye is one of many unusual animals Gerry found in Madagascar. (Full text)

The Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) is a primate native to Madagascar that combines rodent-like teeth with a long, thin middle finger to fill the ecological niche of a woodpecker. (Full text)