Primates are the most fascinating and diverse mammals on Earth, ranging from familiar monkeys to bizarre, unusual and unexpected species. Some of the primates have evolved unusual physical features ...

The aye-aye, a species of lemur living in Madagascar, is the largest nocturnal primate. Physically, they have large, gremlin-like eyes; a long, shaggy coat of dark hair with white-tips; a pale face; ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The world’s largest nocturnal primate—the aye-aye—is ...

Humans aren't the only animals to pick their nose and eat the contents, a new study has shown. Researchers have for the first time documented the behavior in a primate known as the aye-aye, a most ...

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The aye-aye may be one of the most interesting and misunderstood primates. With its odd looks, it has haunted villagers for centuries in its native Madagascar. While initially believed to be a ...

Aye-ayes are a species of Madagascan lemur. (David Haring/Duke Lemur Center) Unusual animals called aye-ayes, a species of Madagascan lemur, could have scampered fully formed from Edgar Allan Poe’s ...

The aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) is the largest nocturnal primate. It is native to the island of Madagascar and known for its weird morphological features. Appearing to be half bat, half ...

Get to know the Aye-Aye: Madagascar’s mysterious night primate. Learn its distinctive characteristics, behaviors, and why this unusual lemur is interesting to scientists and animal enthusiasts. The ...

A new study has, for the first time, measured the extent to which the endangered aye-aye has evolved similar features to squirrels, despite being more closely related to monkeys, chimps, and humans.

You know bats and dolphins ‘echolocate’ to find their prey, sending out blips of squeaky SONAR-like sound waves that bounce off fish or moths in the dark. And people do it, too, using expensive ...

Aye-ayes are true champions of nose picking. A new video offers the first evidence that these nocturnal lemurs of Madagascar stick their fingers up their noses and lick off the mucus. They don’t use ...