The Aye-Aye – The Lemur With a Creepy Bug-Hunting Finger 🖐️🐒 - video Dailymotion

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Meet the Aye-Aye, a rare lemur from Madagascar with one of nature’s strangest hunting tools – an extra-long, thin middle finger. Using this “creepy” finger, it taps on trees to find hidden insects and then hooks them out like a natural bug-catching machine. Feared in local folklore and misunderstood around the world, the Aye-Aye is one of the weirdest primates on Earth. 🌍✨

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00:00Did you know there's a lemur that looks like it has a creepy finger?

00:04This is the Ai Ai, a nocturnal lemur found only in Madagascar.

00:09It has a long, thin finger that it uses to fish for bugs.

00:14Its scientific name is Dobentonia Madagascariensis.

00:18And get this, it's the only known species in the world that has a prehensile tail.

00:25That means it can grab onto things with its tail.

00:28These lemurs are about the size of a house cat and weigh around 3 pounds.

00:34They have huge eyes that help them see well in the dark.

00:38And they use their long sticky tongues to slurp up water and bugs.

00:43The Ai Ai is an endangered species.

00:46So what can we do to help them?

00:48Well, we can start by learning more about them and spreading the word.

00:53So share this post with your friends and family and follow for more animal facts.

The Aye-Aye – The Lemur With a Creepy Bug-Hunting Finger 🖐️🐒

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