The Aye-aye is the world's largest nocturnal primate. It has an unusual method of finding food; it taps on trees to find grubs, then gnaws holes in the wood and inserts its middle finger to pull grubs out.
Physical characteristics
The Aye-aye lives in forests.It weighs about 2.5 kilograms, with the female weighing slightly less than males.
The adult Aye-aye has black or dark brown fur covered by white hairs at the neck. The tail is bushy and shaped like that of a squirrel. The Aye-aye's face is like a rodents and it has bright, beady, luminous eyes. Its teeth are very large.
The Aye-aye's hands are very unusual.The middle finger can be up to three times longer than the others.
Habitat
The Aye-aye lives primarily on the east coast of Madagascar. Its natural habitat is rainforests or deciduous forests.
Diet
The Aye-aye eats nuts, and also grubs, fruits, nectar, seeds, and fungi, this means that it is an omnivore. It often picks fruit off trees.
Why the Aye-aye is endangered
The Aye-aye is an endangered species because its habitat is being destroyed. But also due to native superstition. Legend says that the Aye-aye was a symbol of death, the Aye-aye is often seen as evil and killed on sight. Others believe if an Aye-aye points its long middle finger at you, then you will die. This is why the Aye-aye is on the EDGE list.
My Campaign
I would like to save the Aye-aye.
This can be done by educating the natives of Madagascar to not believe in old stories that are false. This can be done by the government of Madagascar.
Another way to help the Aye-aye is to stop the cutting down of forests, which is where the Aye-aye live.
I would like to make a blog, so that people are aware of the danger that the Aye-aye is in. I will then send the message to the Madagascar government in Africa.
