Monday, December 01, 2008

Aye-aye!

The Aye-aye is a "near threatened" primate native to Madagascar that combines very strange looks with rodent-like teeth and a long, thin middle finger. It is the world's largest nocturnal primate, and is characterized by its unusual method of finding food: it taps on trees to find grubs, then gnaws holes in the wood and inserts its elongated middle finger to pull the grubs out. Below are some pictures of the Aye-Aye taken from this gallery:


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