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Created with Fabric.js 1.4.5 Physical Appearance Aye Aye The aye aye is a primate. Its scientific name is daubentonia madagascariensis Eating Habits What's being done to save them Habitat and range Reproduction and behavior Aye Aye's live mainly in rainforests, but also in deciduous forestsin the east, north, and northwest of Madagascar. Little is known about the gestation period, but they know that a single baby is born once every two years between October and March.Not much is known about the social structureof the aye-aye, nor is much known about how the parent cares for its young. Aye-ayes nest in the fork of a tree. There is not a specialname for the young. Finally, their lifespan inthe wild is unkown, but their lifespan in captivity is 20-23 years. The aye-aye is typically 15-18 in. long, and weighs 4-7 lbs. Its top layer consistsof blackish-brown hairs,while is bottom layer are white hairs. The difference between male and femaleis that the females have nipples. They areprimates, and their scientific nameis daubentonia madagascariensis. The Aye Aye mainly eats bamboo shoots, small vertebrates, coconuts, and insect larvae. It is prey to a catlike animal called the fossa. It is nocturnal, so it eats at night.It fills the niche of a woodpecker in its environmentand if it was removed, certain insects would overpopulate and the fossa would not have enough food. The major reason why the aye-aye is endangered is habitat destruction. To save them, scientists placed nineaye-ayes on an island off of the Madagascar coast, They study themand use it as an aye-aye reserve. "Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis)." Encyclopedia of Endangered Species. Vol. 1. Gale, 2009. Student Resources in Context. Web. 9 Dec. 2014."Aye-aye." Encyclopedia of Endangered Species. Gale, 2009. Student Resources in Context. Web. 10 Dec. 2014."Aye Aye." Encyclopedia Brittanica. N. pag. Encyclopedia Brittanica. Web. 9 Dec. 2014. <http://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/11496>.
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