A singular nocturnal quadruped, allied to the lemurs, found in Madagascar (Cheiromys Madagascariensis), remarkable for its long fingers, sharp nails, and rodent-like incisor teeth.
a primate from Madagascar, whose most unique features are its one long finger and giant eyes. It uses its finger to pull out hard-to-reach grubs from trees to eat, and its eyes to see better at night.
nocturnal lemur with long bony fingers and rodent-like incisor teeth closely related to the lemurs
(daubentonia madagascarensis) - nocturnal - stiff hair like porcupine - long second finger with claw to get insects out of trees - live in nests - noyau
A strange, nocturnal primate from Madagascar. Zoom Rainforests Rainforest Glossary Click on an underlined word for more information on that subject. If the rainforest term you are looking for is not in the dictionary, please e-mail us. Enchanted Learning® Over 20,000 Web Pages. Sample Pages for Prospective Subscribers
The Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) is a lemur native to Madagascar that combines rodent-like teeth with a long, thin middle finger to fill the same ecological niche of a woodpecker. It is the world's largest nocturnal primate, and is characterized by its unique method of finding food; it taps on trees to find grubs, then gnaws holes in the wood and inserts its elongated middle finger to pull the grubs out.
