''Rodent like teeth with a long thin middle finger to fill the same ecological niche as a woodpecker'' this is how Wikipedia describes the Aye-aye, which, when I saw a picture of it, I had to find out more. The first time i saw it reminded me of something you might come across in a fairytale, in an enchanted forest or would turn up in Lord of the Rings.
It looks cute but a bit freakish. The world's largest nocturnal primate taps trees to find grubs (beetles) and then pulls them out with its long middle finger (I can see how a long middle finger might be useful for this purpose). Its eyes are beady, shimmering in the darkness and its face like that of a raccoon with a tail like a squirrels. It lives on the East coast of Madagascar and its natural habitat is the rainforests or deciduous forests dwelling in canopy ares 700metres plus up high in the trees.
Aye-aye Facts:
- Has UN classification of threatened species
- Its classification as a primate has been disputed
- Are usually solitary but will forage in groups
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