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 ...

A study of nocturnal lemurs in Madagascar known for their smarts, beaver-like teeth, and long, thin middle fingers may point to the future of endangered species conservation: cheap and fast genome ...

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 ...

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Feared and misunderstood, the aye-aye is one of the strangest primates on Earth – and in some cultures, it's seen as a harbinger of death. In this video, we explore the eerie appearance, bizarre ...

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If you have never much believed in natural selection, a trip to Madagascar would likely change your mind. The flora and fauna here, having developed for some 80 million years in virtual isolation from ...

This image shows an aye-aye on Madagascar in its forest habitat; Madagascar forests are in decline. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to ...

Back in 2022, we briefly mentioned that an aye-aye had been caught on film "digging for gold," i.e., practicing rhinotillexis, or, in other words, picking its nose. However, somehow, we failed to ...

Is it possible that monsters that populate our legends were influenced by the fossil record? People have been discovering the traces and remains of prehistoric creatures for thousands of years. And ...