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Aye-aye Captain!

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This interesting looking creature is an Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis), if you haven’t seen one in your neighborhood it is probably because they can only be found on the island of Madagascar.

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Flickr Credit: Frank Vassen

They may look funny but they are especially designed for finding food. Their large ears give them excellent hearing, which they use to help them find larva in the trees. They also have really slender hands with curved nails and an extra long middle digit that is used for digging out larva and piercing the skin of fruit.

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