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The aye-aye is considered to be the strangest primate in the world, due to its bizarre appearance and unusual feeding habits. Physical characteristics include incisors that are continually growing, extremely large ears, and a middle finger which is skeletal in appearance, and is used by the animal as a primary sensory organ. Aye-ayes are nocturnal, solitary foragers who spend up to 80% of the night feeding and traveling through the forest canopy.
The aye-aye's long, thin middle finger is essential for locating and "hooking" insect larvae for the aye-aye to eat.
When aye-ayes get excited or agitated, their long, mostly white guard hairs stand on end and give the poofed-up lemur the appearance of an animal twice its actual size.
They are the world’s largest nocturnal primate at around 15 inches long (38 cm) with a fluffy tail that is longer than their bodies.
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