Aye-Aye Scramble

Time:10 min Difficulty:Medium  

Ayo, Earth Rangers! Today’s animal is one whose name the navy would know all too well. “Aye, aye!” That means “Yes, yes”. But it’s not an ocean animal! Can you unscramble the mysteries of this creature?

• Read the paragraph below and use it to unscramble the words.

Big wide eyes, large round ears, a fuzzy tail…who is that? The Aye-aye!
Nocturnal, you might this hairy little lemur climbing the trees at night. As a percussive forager, the Aye-aye specialized in hunting insects with their own type of echolocation. With its long middle finger, it taps on tree bark. By listening to the sound, it can find where insects are moving inside the bark.

The Aye Aye’s spooky appearance has caused many to see them as bad omens to be killed, but like many animals in the rainforests of Madagascar, it’s endangered status makes it an important animal to protect.