Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis), Tsimbazaza Zoo, Madagascar (3897947810)

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Description: The Aye-aye, the largest nocturnal lemur of Madgascar, is certainly one of the most amazing creatures on earth. Compared to other lemurs, it is unusual in having rodent-like continuously growing incisors, bony prolonged middle fingers and disproportionally large ears. An arboreal lemur, it travels through the forest canopy by making successive vertical leaps, much like a squirrel. When foraging, it taps on trunks and large branches, listening to the echo produced to find hollow chambers inside. Once a chamber is found it chews a hole into the wood and get grubs out of that hole with its narrow and bony middle fingers. Articles featuring this picture: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aye-aye www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/5803/20130326/endange.. www.itechpost.com/articles/7083/20130325/demon-primate-ge... Date: 23 November 2008, 09:09. Source: Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis), Tsimbazaza Zoo, Madagascar. Author: Frank Vassen from Brussels, Belgium. Camera location18° 55′ 45.48″ S, 47° 31′ 37.99″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap-18.929300; 47.527220.