The Aye-Aye and I: A Rescue Mission in Madagascar, by Gerald Durrell (Simon & Schuster Touchstone, $11). Gerald Durrell brings to every book he writes a passion for wildlife conservation, a keen ...

In one published swoop, an ancient fossil fruit bat has turned into a lemur. If that transformation holds, it suggests that lemur ancestors made two tricky sea crossings from Africa to Madagascar, not ...

Alright, let’s talk about the aye-aye, the creepiest critter you’ll ever meet from the wilds of Madagascar. This nocturnal lemur looks like it rolled straight out of a Tim Burton movie, with its buggy ...

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 ...

Madagascar has been called the “land that time forgot” for its collection of unique and often downright bizarre plants and animals. Around 75% of the species on the island are found nowhere else on ...

For the first time, the complete genomes of three separate populations of aye-ayes -- a type of lemur -- have been sequenced and analyzed in an effort to characterize patterns of genetic diversity and ...

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 ...

The nocturnal Aye-Aye lemur, native to Madagascar, possesses a uniquely thin and elongated middle finger crucial for its survival. This remarkable adaptation allows the Aye-Aye to locate wood-boring ...

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 ...

Get to know the Aye-Aye: Madagascar’s mysterious night primate. Learn its distinctive characteristics, behaviors, and why this unusual lemur is interesting to scientists and animal enthusiasts. The ...

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 ...