Back in 2022, we briefly mentioned that an aye-aye had been caught on film "digging for gold," i.e., practicing rhinotillexis ...

With rodent teeth, bat-like ears and a woodpecker-inspired hunting strategy, this primate may just be one of evolution’s ...

There are those among us who would go just about anywhere and do just about anything for hidden treasure. Stories of treasure hunters both real and fictional populate our history books and television ...

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 ...

The aye-aye looks like someone took a bat, a rat, and a gremlin and stuck them in a blender, then gave the result one incredibly long middle finger that it uses like a Swiss Army knife. This bizarre ...

Aye-ayes, the scraggly, bug-eyed, spindly-fingered lemurs of Madagascar, have historically been demonized by humans for their unusual and unappealing anatomy. But the species is going to have to get ...

Many who have wished for an especially long middle finger have directed their envy at the aye-aye, a nocturnal lemur. Lemurs, including the aye-aye, are native only to the island of Madagascar. As on ...

Aye-ayes use their long, skinny middle fingers to pick their noses, and eat the mucus. Plus: preparing for the next pandemic and what the future holds for science in China. Aye-ayes use their long, ...

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