I've never seen one of these, except recently.

joeBuffer · 08-16-2009, 08:32 AM

The Aye-Aye.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n...19_ayeaye.html
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n...19_aye-aye.jpg

They're endangered, or whatever, and the people in Madagascar kill them because they think they're an evil omen or something.

pixellany · 08-16-2009, 10:01 AM

Cute---looks like Yoda.

It is an unfortunate fact of our evolutionary history that we regard animals as second-class citizens of the planet. Many years ago (at a workshop on climate change) a speaker observed that the planet has some pretty strong survival mechanisms. The keeper quote was something like: "The Earth will survive---humans, I'm not so sure."

GrapefruiTgirl · 08-16-2009, 10:08 AM

My goodness

that's a funny little creature! Hardly looks evil IMO -- looks scared to death

FredGSanford · 08-16-2009, 11:47 AM

That is a very odd looking animal, but this seems to be the greatest threat, deforestation.

jay73 · 08-16-2009, 06:24 PM

I looks like they've given the poor animal way too much coffee to drink.

joeBuffer · 08-16-2009, 10:13 PM

Yeah, they're not endangered or anything because of people killing them, mainly ... it just adds to it. I read on another site that the people in Madagascar think they're an evil omen or something, and kill them ... and they're endangered as it is.