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Aye-ayes are found across much of the island of Madagascar, which is why they are listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN. However, they are very rare throughout their range, and were once thought to be extinct.
Because of their rarity across their range, many primatologists feel that the aye-aye should be re-listed as endangered.
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Where do aye-ayes live?
Aye-ayes live on the island of Madagascar.
What is the name for a big eyed monkey like animal?
Aye-ayes. They live in Madagascar and are endangered. Help spread the word!
What are Aye aye zoos or parks?
Aye aye zoos or parks are used for breeding these animals. Some zoos or parks that have breeding pairs are the London Zoo, the Bristol Zoo, The Paris Zoo, and the Tokyo Zoo. They come from the Tsimbazaza Zoo in Japan.
How many legs does an aye-aye have?
Four. See the related link for more information.
When do you call a species endangered versus threatened?
A species is considered endangered when it is at a very high risk of extinction in the near future. A species is considered threatened when it is likely to become endangered in the foreseeable future if threats continue.
Is the aye aye endangered?
I think Aye Ayes are endangered. No, it is listed as near threatened.
What is the aye-ayes habitat?
The aye-aye is a critically endangered species found ONLY in Madagascar.
How are Aye-Ayes endangered?
The aye-ayes, a type of lemur found in Madagascar, are endangered due to habitat destruction. Also, more recently, they have been hunted for meat or killed by villagers to prevent crop destruction.
What are the endangered status of the aye aye?
The Aye Ayes are a Near Threatened species. Because of superstition that the aye ayes bring death and are an evil species have caused death to numerous animals. They are killed the local villagers on sight. The superstition is that, if an aye aye is spotted, a villager would die unless the aye aye is killed. So villagers comfortably kill the aye ayes.
Where do ayes ayes live?
aye aye live in Madagascar
A group of Aye ayes is called?
a Munt of aye-ayes
Are aye-ayes lemurs?
Yes, aye-ayes are lemurs.
Why are aye-syes endangered?
Aye-ayes are endangered due to habitat destruction/fragmentation. Also, many people in Madagascar will kill it if they see it because they believe it brings bad luck or death. More recently, some people have started killing aye-ayes for food (bush meat).
How many teeth do aye-ayes have?
Aye-ayes have exactly sixteen (16) teeth, unless they have lost teeth, are mutants, or are not aye-ayes.
How do aye aye's mate?
Mating can last as much as an hour in aye-ayes. Male aye-ayes fight for dominance when courting a female aye-aye.
Do aye aye migrate?
No, aye-ayes do no migrate.
How can you protect aye-ayes?
Deforestation in Madagascar is the main reason that aye-ayes are endangered. Deforestation (the cutting down of trees) is causing the aye-aye to lose its habitat which has in turn caused the aye-aye to become endangered. To answer your question directly, in order to protect the aye-aye, we need to stop cutting down trees in Madagascar.
