Aye-aye are very rare animals found in Madagascar. These animals are thought to be extinct until 1957 but in 1957 it was again discovered. These animals are related to aves, chimpanzees and humans. They are dark brown in colours and have long busby tail which is large than their body. They have big eyes, slender figures and large sensitive ears. Their body is 14 to 17 in long and their tail is 22 to 24 in. They weigh about 4lbs.
Many native people at Madagascar believed that these animals brings badluck of illness so, they hunt these animals a lot but as they are one of the rarest animals, they are now protected by law.
Scientific classification:
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Primates
Suborder:Strepsirrhini
Superfamily:Lemuroidea
Family:Daubentoniidae
Gray, 1863[3]
Genus:Daubentonia
É. Geoffroy, 1795
Species:D. madagascariensis