A new study in aye-ayes is the first to review nose picking in primates and reports the first evidence of the habit in lemurs. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

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 ...

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 ...

Unusual animals called aye-ayes, a species of Madagascan lemur, could have scampered fully formed from Edgar Allan Poe's forehead. Aye-ayes are primates, like humans and monkeys, but they display a ...

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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 ...

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The aye-aye is one of nature’s most fascinatingly bizarre creatures. Native to Madagascar, this lemur is the largest nocturnal primate in the world and has unique features that set it apart. It has ...

We recently introduced you to the aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis), a nocturnal lemur who consistently tops the charts as one of the world’s weirdest animals (they even grace the cover of the ...

The aye-aye, also known as a long-fingered lemur, gets a bad rap for its strange appearance. But a new study has revealed the nocturnal mammal has one feature that has surprised researchers — the ...

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