: a small primitive nocturnal forest-dwelling primate (Daubentonia madagascariensis) of northern Madagascar that has a round head, large eyes and ears, and long thin fingers
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More than half of the country’s native lemurs are nocturnal, with species like the hairy-eared dwarf lemur, aye-aye and Moore’s woolly lemur being just a few of the potential appearances during a night walk.
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Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
In reality the aye-aye is just another (albeit unusual) primate trying to get by, using its outrageously long third digit to fish out wood-boring insects from channels in trees — not to cast curses.
—Discover Magazine, 8 Jan. 2024
When an aye-aye picks its nose, its finger travels through the sinus, into the throat, and into the mouth.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Jan. 2023
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Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
In reality the aye-aye is just another (albeit unusual) primate trying to get by, using its outrageously long third digit to fish out wood-boring insects from channels in trees — not to cast curses.
—Discover Magazine, 8 Jan. 2024
When an aye-aye picks its nose, its finger travels through the sinus, into the throat, and into the mouth.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Jan. 2023
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“Aye-aye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aye-aye. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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