Daubentonia madagascariensis Due to its bizarre appearance and unusual feeding habits, the aye-aye is considered by many to be the strangest primate in the world. It is the world’s largest nocturnal primate. Unusual physical characteristics include incisors that are continually growing (unique among primates), extremely large ears, and a middle finger which is skeletal in appearance, […]
A baby aye-aye, also known as a long-fingered lemur, has been born at the Duke Lemur Centre (DLC) in North Carolina, SWNS reports.
Posted by Liz Langley in Weird & Wild For humans, hands are a pretty important body part. We do almost everything with them, and our opposable thumbs are a singular point of primate pride. But …
Daubentonia madagascariensis Due to its bizarre appearance and unusual feeding habits, the aye-aye is considered by many to be the strangest primate in the world. It is the world’s largest nocturnal primate. Unusual physical characteristics include incisors that are continually growing (unique among primates), extremely large ears, and a middle finger which is skeletal in appearance, […]
Feared by some, revered by others, the Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) is surely one of Madagascar's most bizarre lemurs. Unique among primates, the Aye-aye's front incisors grow continuously like a rodent, leading to the early belief that they were some sort of gigantic nocturnal squirrel. Equally unusual are its long bony middle fingers which are used by the animal to tap tree trunks for the sound of insect grubs inside and then extract them like a fish hook. Unfortunately, Aye-ayes have become gravely endangered from habitat loss and persecution by people: they are often killed on sight due to the superstition that they are an omen of death. Tomasina, Madagascar.
The newly sequenced genome of the aye-aye, a strange-looking, endangered lemur, might help protect the animals.
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Tonks, a 16 day old baby aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) at the Denver Zoo. This species is listed as endangered by both the IUCN and the Federal List.
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The elusive and sorely misunderstood aye-aye, the oldest type of living lemur, is endemic to Madagascar, the fourth largest island in the world.
L’Aye Aye, drôle de nom pour drôle de créature: rat? chauve souris? écureuil?… et bien pas du tout l’Aye Aye n’est autre qu’un un singe, un lémurien très rare du Madag…
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A baby aye-aye, also known as a long-fingered lemur, has been born at the Duke Lemur Centre (DLC) in North Carolina, SWNS reports.
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