The aye-aye is nocturnal lemur, known for its long and thin fingers, which it uses for finding food – and for picking its nose! An aye-aye's third finger is highly distinctive being very long and spindly.
Once thought extinct, aye-ayes were rediscovered in 1957. Although small populations have been found in several locations on Madagascar, they are very endangered due to loss of habitat.
They who must not be named
Some researchers believe aye-aye comes from the phrase “I don't know” in Malagasy, which may be because locals were afraid to speak the name.
But despite all the aye-aye's bizarre features, their hands are perhaps their strangest attribute. The four fingers are primary thumb are long and spindly. “It kind of looks like a cat walking on spiders,” Hartstone-Rose says.
Gorillas also appear to have inherited our more primitive hand structure. Like human hands, gorilla hands have five fingers, including an opposable thumb. Gorilla feet are similar to ours too. Each gorilla foot has five toes, but their big toe is opposable and can move much more flexibly than ours can.
Primates have five fingers on their hand and five toes on their feet. Most species have fingernails instead of claws and they have touch-sensitive pads on each of their digits. The hands and feet of all primates, except for humans, are designed for grasping.
According to legend, the aye-aye, with its dark eyes, long fingers and ghoulish appearance, is thought to sneak into the dwellings of nearby villagers and use its middle finger — considerably longer than its other fingers — to pierce the hearts of sleeping humans.
Aye means yes; used in some dialects of British English.
Aye-ayes can be found only on the island of Madagascar.
an expression of amused surprise, esp at encountering something that confirms one's suspicions, expectations, etc.
In the United States Navy and Marine Corps, the only acceptable response to a lawful order is Aye Aye. It means, “I understand the order and will comply with the command promptly”.
One of the most elusive and peculiar lemurs in the world has just escalated the weirdness. The animal has six digits on its hands, making it the only known primate species to sport a "pseudothumb" hiding in the wrist of each arm.
Tridactyly (from Greek τρία tría "three") is the condition of having three digits on a limb, as in the rhinoceros and ancestors of the horse such as Protohippus and Hipparion. These all belong to the Perissodactyla. Some birds also have three toes, including emus, bustards, and quail.
In the human hand the middle finger is the longest, the thumb is the shortest, and the little finger is the next shortest.
Below is the UK transcription for 'yes': Modern IPA: jɛ́s. Traditional IPA: jes. 1 syllable: "YES"
Dragonflies (Anisoptera) Some species of dragonfly have more than 28,000 lenses per compound eye, a greater number than any other living creature. And with eyes covering almost their entire head, they have nearly 360-degree vision too.
The chimpanzee and bonobo are humans' closest living relatives. These three species look alike in many ways, both in body and behavior.
Fingercreepers are grotesque creatures comprised of gigantic disembodied hands, grafted together and given life. Their behavior and method of traversal are highly reminiscent of a spider. Extremely grotesque creatures resembling malformed hands with many fingers.
Chimpanzees normally move about on all fours in a gait known as a 'knucklewalk', says David Raichlen from the University of Arizona in Tucson. "But they can also walk on two legs — when they're carrying things, reaching for fruit, that kind of thing."