Daubentonia madagascariensis (scientific name: Aye-aye) is named after the length of its fingers and toes (middle finger is particularly long).When French explorers first saw the aye-aye in 1780, they thought it was a kind of squirrel. It was not until 1860 that taxonomists dissected and verified th...
The aye-aye (pronounced "eye-eye") is one of the world’s most unusual and misunderstood creatures. This nocturnal lemur is native only to Madagascar, and its bizarre features have earned it a reputation both as an ecological wonder and, unfortunately, as a symbol of bad luck. Let’s explo...