Aye Aye, Daubentonia madagascariensis in habitat, Antsinanana region, Madagascar

            Two aye ayes are depicted in these images from a private preserve where the animals roam free, but are periodically attracted to feeding stations by local guides.  Lighting is provided in form of a single bank of LED lights with no flash photography allowed.  

Photographing the aye aye at distance in low light setting is extremely difficult and these images represent the few acceptable images from approximately 300 taken in one evening session.  A tripod or monopod and highest ISO setting is mandatory.

Note the elongated third digit in the three image series which is used for percussive searching of logs for food items and for retrieval of food items through small openings in logs and tree trunks.   In these images the aye aye uses the razor-sharp claw to cut pieces of coconut meat and the retrieve them through a pre-cut hole in the husk.

Taken on: August 24, 2017

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Aye Aye

Daubentonia madagascariensis in habitat

Madagascar

Primate

Daubentoniidae

nocturnal

endemic

IUCN endangered

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Sets appears in: • Daubentonia madagascariensis

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