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The Aye-aye (Daubentonia maagascariensis) is a strepsirrhine native to Madagascar that combines rodent-like teeth with a long, thin middle finger to fill the same ecological niche as a woodpecker. It is the world's largest nocturnal primate, and is characterized by its unique 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.

Trivia about aye-aye

  • It's a sailor's way of saying to a superior "I understand & will obey"
  • Affirmative reply to an admiral's command
  • This unusual primate with a "double talk" name is the only surviving member of its family
  • Yes, captain, it's the small Madagascan primate seen here:
  • Yes, yes! It's the rodent-like lemur seen here

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