1. AYE AYE
JOSEPH MARTIN - PERIOD 4

2. LINKS
SCIENTIFIC NAME
RANGE
DIET
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
BREEDING INFORMATION
SPECIAL BEHAVIOR or UNIQUE ANATOMY
WEIRD INFORMATION
VIDEO OR SOUND
CONCLUSION

3. SCIENTIFIC NAME
Daubentonia Madagascariensis

4. RANGE
Madagascar

5. DIET
nuts
insects
fruits
nectar
seeds
fungi

6. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
16 inches long
bushy tail
dark, wooly fur
Lifespan: 10 years

7. BREEDING INFORMATION
• Females call for the males
• The males come and mate, usually with multiple Aye
Ayes
• The female builds a dense nest
• She gives live birth to one baby
• She will wait 2-3 years to mate again

8. SPECIAL BEHAVIOR
or
UNIQUE ANATOMY
Has one long middle finger
Uses it to pick bugs out of trees

9. WEIRD INFORMATION
• The natives of Madagascar believe the Aye Aye
symbolizes death
• They believe if you see an Aye Aye, it means
someone is going to die
• To “prevent the death” they kill and hang the Aye
Aye
• The animal is now critically endangered

10. VIDEO OR SOUND

11. CONCLUSION
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The Aye Aye is a fascinating creature
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