There are those among us who would go just about anywhere and do just about anything for hidden treasure. Stories of treasure hunters both real and fictional populate our history books and television ...

The aye-aye looks like someone took a bat, a rat, and a gremlin and stuck them in a blender, then gave the result one incredibly long middle finger that it uses like a Swiss Army knife. This bizarre ...

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Aye-ayes, the scraggly, bug-eyed, spindly-fingered lemurs of Madagascar, have historically been demonized by humans for their unusual and unappealing anatomy. But the species is going to have to get ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The world’s largest nocturnal primate—the aye-aye—is ...

Many who have wished for an especially long middle finger have directed their envy at the aye-aye, a nocturnal lemur. Lemurs, including the aye-aye, are native only to the island of Madagascar. As on ...

Aye-ayes use their long, skinny middle fingers to pick their noses, and eat the mucus. Plus: preparing for the next pandemic and what the future holds for science in China. Aye-ayes use their long, ...

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