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 ...

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 ...

If it seems too good to be true, the old cliché goes, it probably is. And it doesn’t get much gooder than the bizarre hand of the aye-aye, a specialized lemur that uses a hyper-elongated middle finger ...

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 ...

Jaymi Heimbuch is a writer and photographer specializing in wildlife conservation, technology, and food. She is the author of "The Ethiopian Wolf: Hope at the Edge of Extinction." Aye-ayes are ...

In the first controlled study of its kind using nectar-simulating solutions, researchers found that two aye-ayes and another prosimian primate (slow loris) could discriminate different concentrations ...

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