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Creature Feature

Creature Feature. Aye-Aye. Fast Facts. Scientific name: Daubentonia madagascariensis Part of the Lemur family Weight: 5.5 lb Length: 12–15 in with 17–21 in tail. Feeding Mechanism. Taps on trees to find grubs Gnaws holes in the wood

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Creature Feature

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  1. Creature Feature

  2. Aye-Aye

  3. Fast Facts • Scientific name: Daubentonia madagascariensis • Part of the Lemur family • Weight: 5.5 lb • Length: 12–15 in with 17–21 in tail

  4. Feeding Mechanism • Taps on trees to find grubs • Gnaws holes in the wood • Inserts its elongated middle finger to pull the grubs out • Middle finger can be up to three times longer than the others

  5. Habitat • World's largest nocturnal primate • Lives in forest canopies • Natural habitat is rainforest or deciduous forest

  6. Only found in Madagascar Distribution

  7. Conservation • Endangered species because its habitat is being destroyed • Also due to native superstition. • Besides being a general nuisance in villages, ancient Malagasy legend said that the Aye-aye was a symbol of death.

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