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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.

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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 Distribution Only found in Madagascar

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.

8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpkXH X_7ju0

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