Aye-Aye

The Aye Aye : 

The Aye Aye The Huge Eyed Freaks of the Rainforest   By: Matthew and Reece Aye-Aye  An Endangered Animal   By: Matthew and Reece Look deep into my ayes...I mean eyes!

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We picked this animal because it can run and swing from vines very fast. Reece saw it in a Canadian forest "Zoo" and thought it was pretty cool. Why Did We Choose This Animal?

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Description

DESCRIPTION : 

DESCRIPTION They have huge eyes They have five long fingers They have a long bushy tail

ADAPTATIONS : 

ADAPTATIONS They have sharp claws to climb trees There big eyes help them see at night There longest finger is to grab bugs deep in trees

HABBITAT : 

HABBITAT Habitat hello everybody

The aye-aye is mostly arboreal, which means staying in the treetops, but is sometimes seen walking on the ground.It is nocturnal, which means it is active at night, foraging in the trees for food. The aye-aye is in fact the largest nocturnal primate. During the day they aye-aye sleeps in a nest in a tree.The aye-aye is found only on Madagascar, an island off the coast of Africa. It lives in the tropical forests in the east and north of Madagascar. : 

The aye-aye is mostly arboreal, which means staying in the treetops, but is sometimes seen walking on the ground.It is nocturnal, which means it is active at night, foraging in the trees for food. The aye-aye is in fact the largest nocturnal primate. During the day they aye-aye sleeps in a nest in a tree.The aye-aye is found only on Madagascar, an island off the coast of Africa. It lives in the tropical forests in the east and north of Madagascar. GENERAL HABITAT INFORMATION

Temperatures : 

Temperatures The average temperature of a rain forest is about 77° Fahrenheit. The rain forest is about the same temperature year round. The temperature never drops below 64° Fahrenheit.

WATER : 

WATER The crystal clear water naturally is filtered in the rainforest.   The aye-aye drinks from fresh water sources.   It is very important that aye-ayes get water.

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Plant Life There are many plants in the rain forest.This is because there is alot of rainfall.  The Aye-aye will spend its whole life in the rain forest trees Plants are important because they live mostly in trees. The trees are being cut down and their habitat is in danger.

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Animal Life Aye-ayes eat mainly larvae, nuts, and fiberous fruits such as coconuts and mangoes. They therefore are categorized as omnivores.  Other animals in their environment will be bugs, foxes, and humans. They eat the bugs but try to avoid being prey for the foxes and humans.

SENSORY ORGANS : 

SENSORY ORGANS Sensory Organs

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Aye-Ayes have very good eye sight which helps them catch their prey. Since they are nocturnal animals they have excellent night vision. They use their eyesight to help them avoid predators. SIGHT

SMELL : 

SMELL There smell is very good They can smell food over mile away They use their sense of smell to also find their mates.

HEARING : 

HEARING They also have very good hearing. There hearing helps them sense predators coming. They also use their good hearing to find bugs that are crawling around inside trees.

There diet is what you call Omnivore, they eat both plants and animals.It is not known if they have tastebuds or notThey do seem to like some foods like grubs and maggots and prefer them to plant life. : 

There diet is what you call Omnivore, they eat both plants and animals.It is not known if they have tastebuds or notThey do seem to like some foods like grubs and maggots and prefer them to plant life. Taste

TOUCH : 

TOUCH An aye ayes touch helps them comunnicate with there mates. If it is on the ground it dosen't feel with its feet it feels the vibrations in the ground. It's sharp claws helps it climb trees.

FOOD AND LIFE CYCLES : 

FOOD AND LIFE CYCLES FOOD AND LIFE CYCLE

LIFE CYCLE : 

LIFE CYCLE There is no particular season when aye-ayes mate. Breeding happens at any time of the year. Females breed every 2 or 3 years. About 170 days after mating with a male, a female aye-aye gives birth to one young. Young ones suckle milk from their mothers for about 7 months. The aye-aye's life span is approximately 10 years.

FOOD CHAIN : 

FOOD CHAIN Grubs that live inside dead wood form the largest part of the aye-aye diet. The aye-aye also feeds on fruit, eggs, and bamboo shoots. Jaguars, foxes and humans threaten aye-aye's.

INTERESTING FACTS : 

INTERESTING FACTS INTERESTING FACTS

They use their extra-long fingers to tap against trees. If they hear movement beneath the bark it probes inside with a finger and pulls out its prey. : 

They use their extra-long fingers to tap against trees. If they hear movement beneath the bark it probes inside with a finger and pulls out its prey. INTERESTING FACT #1

Aye-aye are the largest nocturnal primate in the world. : 

Aye-aye are the largest nocturnal primate in the world. INTERESTING FACT #2

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Interesting Fact #3 The aye-aye is a kind of Lemur Aye-aye Lemur

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Interesting Fact #4 They are considered critically endangered, mainly due to people destroying their habitat. Also,  some of the native people on Madagascar still believe an ancient myth that seeing an aye-aye is a sign that someone close to them will die, and so they kill the animals on sight.

RESOURCES : 

RESOURCES www.aye-aye.com www.kidsbiology.com                                                www.animalinfo.com                                               www.aye-e.bcsd                          http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/andes/1151/ayeaye.html http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/ayeaye.htm

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The End Say bye-bye to the aye-aye.