The Aye-aye

The island of  Madagascar lies off the coast of Africa. On this island lives a strange little animal called the aye-aye. The aye-aye is about the size of a cat. It lives in trees and comes out only at night. Then it leaps about among the tree branches in search of food. Most of the time the aye-aye is silent, but sometimes it
makes a noise that sounds like 'aye-aye'. That's how it got its name. The aye-aye has strange-looking hands. The middle finger on each hand is much longer and thinner than the other fingers. To get food, the aye-aye chews tiny holes in tree trunks, then reaches in and pulls out little caterpillars which it eats. And to drink, it
dips one long finger into water and then pulls the finger sideways through its mouth. They are nearly extinct
because people kills them believing they bring bad luck.