Watching an Aye-Aye Hunt at Night Is Somewhat Spooky

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  • Опубліковано 13 гру 2024
  • Aye-ayes are eerie-looking: With large, saucer eyes, a thin, sinister-looking finger, and a haunting cry, it’s no wonder that in Madagascar they are widely believed to be a harbinger of evil.
    From the Show: Madagascar: Africa's Galapagos bit.ly/2NSCQLp

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  • @ashb712
    @ashb712 4 роки тому +25

    With amazing creatures like this in our world, it's no wonder where the inspirations for all the creatures of folktale come from. He looks like some kind of forest spirit or nymph.

  • @dihydrogenoxide5533
    @dihydrogenoxide5533 4 роки тому +52

    "Long middle finger"
    I think this is my spirit animal.

  • @hakon5873
    @hakon5873 4 роки тому +98

    I don’t care what anyone says this thing is amazing

    • @Azam9947
      @Azam9947 4 роки тому +2

      No one said anything

    • @cadman0752
      @cadman0752 4 роки тому +2

      I DON’T CARE IT’S LITERALLY NIGHTMARE FUEL.

    • @johndelange4066
      @johndelange4066 3 роки тому

      Agree

    • @castorthemudwing825
      @castorthemudwing825 2 роки тому +4

      @@cadman0752 that is our cousin technically… you diss the lemurs again I’m coming to ur house lol

    • @jasmineowens4741
      @jasmineowens4741 Рік тому

      I agree.

  • @TheRedRaven_
    @TheRedRaven_ 4 роки тому +43

    Aye aye, captain.

  • @ermeyastulu386
    @ermeyastulu386 4 роки тому +77

    And if anyone doesn’t know there was once a Giant Aye-aye (Daubentonia robusta) that lived alongside its smaller relative (Daubentonia madagacariensis). It went Extinct approximately 1000 years ago.

    • @aaronhanson7241
      @aaronhanson7241 4 роки тому +7

      Only a thousand?! That must’ve been a chilling sight to witness at night

    • @ermeyastulu386
      @ermeyastulu386 4 роки тому +5

      Aaron Hanson if they were still around I probably wouldn’t be frightened by one if I saw it. I would instead be shocked by it’s large size. Since the modern day Aye ayes tend to be up to 18 inches long at their full size I believe the Giant Aye ayes were about....25 inches long!!!!!

    • @bkjeong4302
      @bkjeong4302 4 роки тому +1

      No prizes for guessing why it went extinct.

    • @ermeyastulu386
      @ermeyastulu386 4 роки тому +2

      Let’s see: habitat loss, hunting, and reduction of their food supplies.

    • @bkjeong4302
      @bkjeong4302 4 роки тому

      @@ermeyastulu386 Thanks to humans. We killed off a bunch of giant lemur species.

  • @songsantov
    @songsantov 4 роки тому +51

    Still wondering how do they get the close up shot of the Aye Aye finger poking in to the wood to get the lave.. was it recreated?

    • @poutygorilla2698
      @poutygorilla2698 4 роки тому +3

      They have very hi tech cameras and equipment. Nothing but the best.

    • @HercadosP
      @HercadosP 4 роки тому

      Extreme ZOOOOOM

    • @guy8646
      @guy8646 4 роки тому +6

      They probably filmed one in captivity. These shows splice all kinds of footage into one.

    • @songsantov
      @songsantov 4 роки тому +3

      @@guy8646 that would be next level of effort for an animal species considered highly endangered and extinct few decade ago... and only active at night..

    • @thenumbah1birdman
      @thenumbah1birdman 4 роки тому +2

      @@songsantov they have one in san diego

  • @prxhcision1597
    @prxhcision1597 4 роки тому +38

    Those eyes are piercing deeper than my soul 🤣

  • @RafaelR-F
    @RafaelR-F 4 роки тому +34

    seems like a fox did the dirty with a big rat

  • @ermeyastulu386
    @ermeyastulu386 4 роки тому +48

    I always wanna go to Madagascar it’s such a wonderful place filled with so much biodiversity.

    • @HercadosP
      @HercadosP 4 роки тому +4

      Go while there are still any biodiversity left, last time I went (3 yrs ago) you could really see the deforestation going on. Even the famous baobab's may not last long judging by how the people sell its bark just steps away from the park

    • @ermeyastulu386
      @ermeyastulu386 4 роки тому

      Hercados P. I My I have three sons and the oldest one wants to become a Wildlife conservationist, Paleontologist, and Zoologist. So he might soon be able to save all of Madagascar’s biodiversity before it’s too late.

    • @ermeyastulu386
      @ermeyastulu386 4 роки тому

      untrepid two I am afraid of a few animals (such as spiders), but not my oldest son, he is so brave that he once handled a southern black widow spider.

    • @panterxbeats
      @panterxbeats 2 роки тому

      It breaks my heart to know one of the most incredible places on earth is disappearing...

    • @Lucidtundra
      @Lucidtundra Рік тому +1

      who knows... you might see king julian

  • @jacobabell3153
    @jacobabell3153 4 роки тому +11

    So beautiful! And what an adaptation to hunt for food! Thanks for sharing this video

  • @jasmineowens4741
    @jasmineowens4741 2 роки тому +3

    Me, personally, I think think Aye-aye's are perfect just the way they are.

  • @dallaskite4846
    @dallaskite4846 4 роки тому +14

    Calling madagascar the Africa's Galapagos is an understatement

    • @anther3219
      @anther3219 3 роки тому +2

      It's practically a world of it's own

  • @prismatic9804
    @prismatic9804 2 роки тому +4

    Tbf, not creepy but every individual characteristic about it is a horror movie inspiration. Creepy claws, eyes with pupils so big it looks like there isn't an eye, weird toes, and the tapping!

  • @william21186
    @william21186 2 роки тому +3

    The Aye Aye has always amazed me since I was a kid. Wish I could have one as a pet.

  • @mojo_joju
    @mojo_joju 4 роки тому +6

    Such a freaky, yet fascinating little thing

  • @theoroosevelt4849
    @theoroosevelt4849 4 роки тому +7

    Are you ready kids?
    Aye-aye captain.
    I can't hear you...
    Aye-aye captain!

    • @theoroosevelt4849
      @theoroosevelt4849 4 роки тому

      @Luke Skywalker liking your own comment? yeh kinda

    • @theoroosevelt4849
      @theoroosevelt4849 4 роки тому

      @Luke Skywalker nah it aint.
      XOXO gossip girl

    • @SC-ee3oq
      @SC-ee3oq 2 роки тому +1

      Samandar ke andar Pineapple ka ghar..Spongebob squarepants

    • @castorthemudwing825
      @castorthemudwing825 2 роки тому

      Lol I think of that whenever I think of the lil gremlins 😂

  • @treborironwolfe
    @treborironwolfe 4 роки тому +6

    I now know the source of that eerie tapping noise coming from the attic in the middle of the night...

  • @AndiDuck
    @AndiDuck 4 роки тому +16

    "Everything is just food for something else " - Carl Grimes

  • @poutygorilla2698
    @poutygorilla2698 4 роки тому +11

    What an amazing creature 😍

    • @bluemarshall6180
      @bluemarshall6180 4 роки тому +1

      Those are aliens. Their ship crash in that forest and survive.

    • @poutygorilla2698
      @poutygorilla2698 4 роки тому

      One of the rarest creatures on earth.

    • @castorthemudwing825
      @castorthemudwing825 2 роки тому

      -Madagascan people: exist- aye aye: -we’ll be right back meme-

  • @galaxywolf4930
    @galaxywolf4930 2 роки тому +1

    The ayes ayes super long finger makes me want to hide under 100 more blankets..
    1:25 ok no thanks

  • @natazer
    @natazer 2 роки тому +1

    I saw a doc when I was young and fell in love with them. Just amazing reclusive creatures. Sounds like us eating a cheeseburger.

  • @balugalaplane669
    @balugalaplane669 4 роки тому +21

    This is creepy because I just looked at aye-ayes on Google.

  • @davidelovecchio6942
    @davidelovecchio6942 9 місяців тому

    😃 congratulation 🏆 aye aye 👏👏

  • @gregorypappas766
    @gregorypappas766 4 роки тому +3

    It's cute, in a unique way.

  • @xmlthegreat
    @xmlthegreat 4 роки тому +10

    What's spooky is that thumbnail

  • @KiLL3RabBit
    @KiLL3RabBit 3 роки тому +3

    "It leaps like a lemur"
    That's because it is a lemur

  • @LivakProductions
    @LivakProductions 3 роки тому

    incredible footage

  • @momoanass6362
    @momoanass6362 4 роки тому +2

    سبحان الله لعلي لعضيم أنتا مولا كول هدي مخلوقات لعجيبة لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله

  • @jinkazama496
    @jinkazama496 4 роки тому +3

    So this animal used to flip off other animals coming to its territory, it was an effective evolutionary trait, resulting in it evolving to have those long middle fingers- facts

  • @VeneficaDelirium
    @VeneficaDelirium 3 роки тому

    I like these.

  • @guy8646
    @guy8646 4 роки тому +6

    “It leaps like a lemur.”
    It is a type of lemur. Why leave out a hugely important detail that can inform people trying to decide if it’s a lemur, monkey, jungle spirit, etc?

    • @rbnzo25
      @rbnzo25 4 роки тому +2

      Yeah seriously I was wondering what kind of animal it was thinking a lemur but when he said “it leaps LIKE a lemur” it completely threw me off and made me think I was wrong with no elaboration :(.

  • @SlantedLand
    @SlantedLand 4 роки тому +2

    It is kind of gross and somewhat cute simultaneously.

  • @ald7282
    @ald7282 Рік тому

    the aye aye is like a weird little dude that wanted to be a woodpecker

  • @delic_psycha3711
    @delic_psycha3711 4 роки тому +11

    The only thing I'd be scared of if it flipped me off.

  • @kingshichi007
    @kingshichi007 4 роки тому

    Amazing😳😳😳

  • @ross.2003
    @ross.2003 3 роки тому

    When the camera was fixated on its mouth the moment seemed like an ASMR version of this whole thing.

  • @stevenpatten8384
    @stevenpatten8384 4 роки тому +2

    The reason the leap "like" a lemur... is because they ARE a lemur... sheesh! Get some facts in here, ok?

  • @astaridjatmiko8187
    @astaridjatmiko8187 4 роки тому

    why youtube recommend this video when i can't sleep at 2:20 am ??

  • @Brad-ku9yu
    @Brad-ku9yu 4 роки тому +1

    In elementary school sometime in the early 90's I found an animal book that had the Aye Aye in it and it looked cute with it's big ole eyes and nothing about it's creepy long claws. I remember it being my favorite animal for some time until I found out about the red panda. Thanks for ruining my childhood memories Smithsonian Channel!

  • @K-FOREST_Original
    @K-FOREST_Original 4 роки тому +1

    It's actually natural in Mother Nature.

  • @DAVIDPETERS12C
    @DAVIDPETERS12C 3 роки тому

    Analysis nests the aye-aye with Plesiadapis. Both nest with Carpolestes and Ignacius. These all nest with multituberculates, derived from several rodent clades, all within the clade Glires (gnawers), NEXT to lemurs and other primates. So the aye-aye is a primate-like rodent, as its ever-growing incisors tell you all by themselves.

  • @QuantumMechanic_88
    @QuantumMechanic_88 4 роки тому +1

    That crazy long middle finger gives the Aye - Aye the ability to tell humans to stop destroying the planet . May the Aye - Aye live forever and long after humans are gone .

  • @b.biaginni6314
    @b.biaginni6314 4 роки тому +1

    Ai-Ai , horror night

  • @tvelazco1
    @tvelazco1 4 роки тому

    Wow 👏

  • @ZOMBIEHEADSHOTKILLER
    @ZOMBIEHEADSHOTKILLER 4 роки тому +2

    " a long finger with a sinister hook"
    .....so a left handed hook?........

  • @panterxbeats
    @panterxbeats 2 роки тому

    Protect them and Madagascar from ourselves

  • @RedRaven240
    @RedRaven240 3 роки тому

    The Aye-aye is a lemur

  • @BaneofBots
    @BaneofBots Рік тому

    Morrisio, I cannot move-it move-it anymore.
    Oh morrisio
    All jokes aside, I am in the minority of people who find Aye-Ayes to be adorable!

  • @amanapart.
    @amanapart. 4 роки тому

    That middle finger though.

  • @ibrahimnawfal4441
    @ibrahimnawfal4441 4 роки тому

    I’m flabbergasted

  • @abigailramirez7428
    @abigailramirez7428 3 роки тому

    They’re are so cute and I don’t care what people say about them

  • @NoOne-ex4sx
    @NoOne-ex4sx 4 роки тому +1

    It looks like a mix between a squirrel and a lemur.

  • @rodbars
    @rodbars 4 роки тому

    Girl you know aye-aye-aye

  • @DerangedLeftWingers
    @DerangedLeftWingers 4 роки тому +2

    “If they want to be the party of the poor, they have to keep you poor.” That’s it. They are not concerned about the plight of black Americans living in poverty, crime, and subpar education. In fact, it is the reason why they promote policies at the local level that are designed to keep far too many black folks in dire straits. It is why they support rioting and looting in predominantly black areas. “Racism is ginned up by people who want power and who benefit by keeping Black Americans ignorant, marginalized and dependent.” The last thing BLM, The Fake News Medias, Jackson, Sharpton, Barak and the Democrat Party want are self reliant, independent, black Americans. The democrats own the education system, the media, Hollywood, Big Tech and administrative government. If there is systematic racism or oppression, it’s at the feet of democrats. Lifelong democrat politicians who never did anything to improve the lives of their constituents, only to pander with the race card every time election season rolls around should be a wake up call for all to see the true hypocrisy that exists within the democrat party.

  • @mlalbaitero
    @mlalbaitero 4 роки тому +1

    I got the fever

  • @AzlianaLyana
    @AzlianaLyana 4 роки тому

    Those eyes and those long sharp claws😱.. a bit scary.

  • @fideledaniels2520
    @fideledaniels2520 4 роки тому

    Aye 👁Aye 👁

  • @L1ttle_Ang3ls
    @L1ttle_Ang3ls 3 роки тому

    Those things are so cute

  • @TK-pk7pm
    @TK-pk7pm 4 роки тому +3

    This looks like a animation from CATS

  • @Aqua_pepon
    @Aqua_pepon 4 роки тому +1

    aye aye looks like someone breed a bat and a lemur

  • @Beanielandia
    @Beanielandia 4 місяці тому +1

    They look cute to me idk why

  • @dannymacarthur13
    @dannymacarthur13 4 роки тому

    We have these animals in Newcastle! They're called the Wae'Aye Man! The rarer animal also found in this beautiful region are Ganyebugger and the Lesser Spotted Hadawaynshite! If fact, I have just stared an eco-friendly tourist business taking small groups to people on one or 2-day trek searching for these rare and wonderful creatures.

    • @vickyvkusnyatina6126
      @vickyvkusnyatina6126 4 роки тому +1

      Then why is it if you look up those creatures you said, why does nothing come up? Are you just making up names?

    • @dannymacarthur13
      @dannymacarthur13 4 роки тому

      @@vickyvkusnyatina6126 No I am not making it up! Honestly! Try looking up this small flightless bird that lives in the very long grass. It must jump up to see above the grass, its called Werethefuk Arwe Bird. And another local bird that lays square eggs, Its called the Ooaarrr Bird. We also have a bird that has no legs, when it lands on the ground it calls Oomygoolies Bird. Happy hunting!

  • @rosshusty6240
    @rosshusty6240 2 роки тому

    Your sounds people really went all out 🥴

  • @theangryguitarist8798
    @theangryguitarist8798 2 роки тому

    They’re cute- Antonio Tranquillo

  • @PowerScissor
    @PowerScissor 3 роки тому +1

    Why does the narrator say the place on evolutionary tree is a mystery?
    A simple search online shows exactly where it belongs.

  • @geffersonadalem1542
    @geffersonadalem1542 2 роки тому

    Imagine breaking the finger

  • @danw8012
    @danw8012 4 роки тому

    Nuthin scary about that

  • @springcar
    @springcar Рік тому

    Found meanings mid finger: eat food

  • @ThisHandleIsNotAvailable.
    @ThisHandleIsNotAvailable. 4 роки тому +1

    Reminds me of Rudy Giuliani.

  • @SyafriMukhrizal
    @SyafriMukhrizal 4 роки тому

    Woah this rabbit really creepy

    • @ermeyastulu386
      @ermeyastulu386 4 роки тому

      Chillgull it’s not a rabbit it is a lemur.

  • @jayh9529
    @jayh9529 4 роки тому +1

    Covid cure on that island

  • @danielcounsell581
    @danielcounsell581 6 місяців тому

    2:29

  • @bloodsweatandtearsforeverl9833
    @bloodsweatandtearsforeverl9833 4 роки тому

    I know what the long middle finger is for

  • @soulfly4076
    @soulfly4076 4 роки тому

    must have the PRECIOUS ......!!!!

  • @warrenpeace8729
    @warrenpeace8729 4 роки тому

    So is Aye-Aye pronounced like the letter “I” or the letter “A”

  • @michaelcharlesthearchangel
    @michaelcharlesthearchangel 9 місяців тому

    Human relatives.

  • @fraticelli510
    @fraticelli510 4 роки тому

    Where are the Giant People Bone’s you guy have huh?
    Well we’re waiting.......

  • @LegendaryBattalion
    @LegendaryBattalion 2 роки тому

    They're cute.

  • @kushmalhotra9424
    @kushmalhotra9424 4 роки тому

    Just imagine it grows bigger and start hunting humans

  • @nztraveler2470
    @nztraveler2470 3 роки тому

    😍😍😍😍

  • @mumne.darang
    @mumne.darang 3 роки тому

    Please humans make it safe for these species too earth is also home to them 🙏

  • @tinalouiseking
    @tinalouiseking 3 роки тому

    Kiss ittttt!!

  • @jmaebm1262
    @jmaebm1262 2 роки тому

    Affascinante teoria della scimmia per il.pipistrello , lemuri sono non cani infatti io compreso dei topi muschiato

  • @thegamerdoge6182
    @thegamerdoge6182 4 роки тому

    Sup

  • @flippert0
    @flippert0 2 роки тому

    Kinda hard to believe, but these creatures belong to the primates. Make more of a rodent-like impression.

  • @asket1
    @asket1 4 роки тому

    охота ауе

  • @haraldkenewein7955
    @haraldkenewein7955 4 роки тому

    2 pics in a book (god, whats that?) would do the job better....

  • @thebiomicroguy
    @thebiomicroguy 2 роки тому

    We know it evolved but we also don't know it evolved.
    Why is it hard to say that this creature is unique and there is no evidence it came through evolution?

    • @IceMetalPunk
      @IceMetalPunk 2 роки тому

      Because there *is* evidence it came from evolution. It's not *hard* to say that there isn't -- it's simple, in fact -- but that would be a lie. It fits in with other lemurs -- as it's a lemur -- and we have subfossils of an extinct relative as well.

  • @shoulders-of-giants
    @shoulders-of-giants 4 роки тому +1

    Not they,
    " I T " 🤦‍♂️

    • @HercadosP
      @HercadosP 4 роки тому +1

      "multiple Aye-Ayes are gathering for food, IT is ready for a meal" so, no. It's they because there are multiple of them

  • @colorado841
    @colorado841 4 роки тому +1

    You guys do know this is joke video that is actually an animation right?

    • @ermeyastulu386
      @ermeyastulu386 4 роки тому

      colorado841 it’s a real animal annoying guy from Colorado.

    • @colorado841
      @colorado841 4 роки тому +1

      @@ermeyastulu386 Whoosh

  • @youssifjassim1814
    @youssifjassim1814 4 роки тому

    What a magnificent video! Thanks to channel owner. Very much appreciative indeed.
    Dear viewers: Just for the sake of clarifying some misconceptions, don’t you all agree that the absolute credit, acknowledgment & gratitude is entitled to (ALLAH) GOD Almighty. The only TRUE GOD. The creator as well as the preserver of the whole universe. Not the alleged Mother Nature! Mother Nature is his creation. And certainly not the big lie EVOLUTION. Isn’t that right?
    All species/wonders including human beings haven’t created themselves. GOD Almighty did. No alleged associates/partners with him. Consequently, he must be solely worshipped, feared & praised all time. I am not trying to make someone to convert, it’s up to you. It is your own choice to decide.
    Accept my greetings.

  • @balugalaplane669
    @balugalaplane669 4 роки тому

    More likes/dislikes than views

  • @HanyuRapui
    @HanyuRapui 3 роки тому

    Blackpink mascot

  • @robertsontirado4478
    @robertsontirado4478 4 роки тому

    Incredible, but theirs no evolutionary cycles.

  • @balugalaplane669
    @balugalaplane669 4 роки тому

    2nd

  • @rvin1434
    @rvin1434 4 роки тому

    First

  • @Decento.
    @Decento. 4 роки тому

    5th

  • @shoulders-of-giants
    @shoulders-of-giants 4 роки тому +1

    Not they,
    " I T "
    🤦‍♂️

    • @HercadosP
      @HercadosP 4 роки тому +1

      "multiple Aye-Ayes are gathering for food, IT is ready for a meal" so, no. It's they because there are multiple of them