what on earth is this?

[idgiehkt]

It's from a 'free to loving home' ad on craiglist. It says 'serious inquiries only'. I've never seen one of these before....is it a joke?

:shrug:

[Deja Q]

1. Something that should lay off the coffee and amphetamines, lemmetellzya...

:rofl:

[THUNDER HANDS]

2. that's some sort of monkey thing

i think

[Kali]

3. looks fake to me

but then I have a crappy monitor and it is kind of dark - any other text with the ad?

[idgiehkt]

5. no, nothing

aside from the fact that his name is "Gizmo".

[XemaSab]

22. It's a gremlin!

:o

[InternalDialogue]

4. "Serious inquiries only"

I guess that means if someone asks about it, you say, "Serious?"

I know I would.

[havocmom]

39. Day-um, it would take a serious commitment too. They can live to 23 years in captivity

That's a lotta ugly

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/327.shtml

"Aye-ayes are the largest nocturnal primate in the world. They are also the only primate thought to use echolocation, which they use to find grubs up to 2cm deep in a tree."

"Life span
Their lifespan in the wild is unknown, but in captivity they can live for up to 23 years."

Oh, and they don't fuck up:

"Reproduction
During mating, aye-ayes hang upside-down on a branch, and the procedure lasts for about an hour. One infant is born after a gestation period of 172 days."

http://www.animalinfo.org/species/primate/daubmada.htm

This article mentions they are fearless of man. (That would explain their endangered status.)

[idgiehkt]

54. "Alotta Ugly" would've made a cute name for her.

:cry:

Oh well, at least I know what she/he is now, anyway. Thanks for those links.

[Cetacea]

6. Sugar Glider maybe? Link to video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-4nJUf1fJQ

[idgiehkt]

7. I don't think so, they are a bit cuter

I think a couple of people here have them and have posted pics. I want to think if it's real it's a bat of some species or something like that.

[Neshanic]

35. Sugarglider from Hell.

[Connonym]

8. I didn't know Nicole Richey had her baby!

girl really should have eaten a few more sandwiches during pregnancy and a little less vicodin

[Deja Q]

9. No, that's just Nicole when coked up.

:hide:

[Bunny]

10. Oscar?

:shrug:

[Bjornsdotter]

11. A chupacabra

:scared:

[texas1928]

12. It's a Chupacabra.

[idgiehkt]

18. you two were close, apparently it is an aye-aye

here is another photo of one



I am cracking up, it's so ugly it's cute.

:rofl:

[havocmom]

38. Bat/monkey hybrid? World's ugliest dog had puppies?

Rat with mange who SERIOUSLY needs to switch to de-caf?


What the hell is an aye-aye?

[lost-in-nj]

34. yes, yes

Chupacabra

a very rare breed
BEWARE
they do eat their owners and anyone else around....


lost

[texanwitch]

13. Looks like a combination of a bat and dog.

Look at the face.

[Deja Q]

14. A new species. Let's call it a dat. Or better yet, let's call it a bog.

:rofl:

[texanwitch]

16. How would you like to sleep with that poor animal in the house.

:scared:

[Deja Q]

19. Well, I'm into people, not poor animals, so I'm not qualified to answer that...

:rofl:

[alarimer]

15. I think it's an aye-aye

A young one, perhaps. They are an endangered species. It is probably illegal to own them, at least illegal to import. They are nocturnal and there is a lot of superstition surrounding them in their native Madagascar

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aye-aye

[idgiehkt]

17. lolol, you are right!

I looked it up and that same photo is at the bottom on this page:

http://www.dinosoria.com/aye_aye.htm

well, they got me. Good one.:)

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[BrotherBuzz]

51. That particular Aye-aye is named Kintana

It was born and hand raised in Bristol Zoo Gardens, England. It was eight weeks old when the photo was taken. I only know this because I have an undated clipping of the odd animal from the Boston Globe.

[idgiehkt]

55. do you mean the one in the wiki link or the one in my OP?

"Kintana" is a cute name. I wonder if they are held as pets or just kept in zoos. :hi:

[BrotherBuzz]

62. Different pose, but the same animal

Bristol Zoo is only the second zoo worldwide to successfully breed the endangered Aye-aye.

On a side note, I visited the Bristol Zoo thirty-seven years ago, and saw my first 'then' rare white Bengal tiger. Their breeding program has since helped populate zoos around the world with the white Bengal tiger.

[idgiehkt]

63. cool

so Kintana is her name then. I bet they have no idea she's being offered for adoption on craigslist. :P

[BrotherBuzz]

68. Maybe the zoo keeper is a little hard up for some quick cash

I suspect an Aye-aye is easier to smuggle out of the country then an endangered white Bengal tiger. ;)

[lildreamer316]

20. OSCAR!!! n/t

[idgiehkt]

21. who is Oscar?

I have to know, that is the second time someone has referred to him as Oscar... :hi:

[greendog]

23. Probably the most famous thread in DU history.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=624815

[idgiehkt]

25. rolfmao!!

too funny

"it watches your hand with its eyes wide and dilated
and its mouth open..."

could be...

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[lildreamer316]

24. Here you go:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=624815

[idgiehkt]

26. that is hysterical

I didn't think Ahnuld had it in him.

:rofl:

[A-Schwarzenegger]

27. Well!

As Oscar says,
"Because I want nothing from the world,
the world can not overcome me."

[idgiehkt]

28. roflmao!!!

good work!

:applause:

:patriot:

:hi:

[SoxFan]

29. Not sure, but...

John Leguizamo is playing it in the movie adaptation.

[idgiehkt]

30. now that

really cracked me up... because I can see it.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[tandot]

31. Imagine you encounter that in the middle of the night...

...I would sh*t my pants

[Bullwinkle925]

32. On which 'Craigslist' did you find this ad????

link, please?

[idgiehkt]

33. i found it

http://charlotte.craigslist.org/zip/404975555.html

I just can't find it on the main page for some reason.

that is the very same pic from the second to last pic on the link I posted above so this is a joke I'm sure. Had me going for a while, lol

[merh]

40. it doesn't look as healthy

as the one's in the photos in nature. :(

[idgiehkt]

48. I know, I wonder if that is a rescue or maybe a

baby they bottle fed. That picture is on that 'dinosoro' link though, at the bottom. :hi:

[baldguy]

36. What it would look like if Anne Coulter had Joe Lieberman's baby?

[havocmom]

37. It's what happens if you feed them after midnight

Told you guys not to do that....

[yellowdogintexas]

43. and God forbid anyone gets that thing WET! nt

[Mojambo]

41. Joan Rivers on the red carpet. n/t

[Haole Girl]

42. OMG!

Did you find out what it is?! I'd guess one of those hairless dogs, but I don't know. :crazy:

[idgiehkt]

46. that's what I thought at first, but it's an "aye-aye" a type of lemur

I posted a link in one of my posts above. The craigslist ad is a joke...and here I was ready to adopt it and start googling for care info on it as soon as I found out what species it was...

:rofl: :cry: :rofl:

[Haole Girl]

50. Aww

That's so nice you were going to adopt it... especially as scary as it looks!! :-) :hug:

[idgiehkt]

52. "nice"

I'm an idiot, that's what. :eyes:

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Haole Girl]

56. Hey...

At least you didn't leave work, crying, to go adopt 2 kittens. Only to discover after nearly having a panic attack that they'd already been adopted. :hug:

[idgiehkt]

57. I am really glad that worked out

But sorry you got so stressed, I'd forgotten about that til you reminded me. You are have such a good heart. :loveya:

[Haole Girl]

59. Thanks!

You do too, you know?!

:loveya:

[dysfunctional press]

44. it looks like a house-elf that got into the red bull.

bad dobby...

[Redstone]

45. Whatever it is, please keep it away from me. I have enough nightmares as it is.

Redstone

[idgiehkt]

47. aye-aye, sir

:rofl: :hi:

[deucemagnet]

49. It's an aye-aye.

I found the same image when I did a google image search here: http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=aye-aye&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2

Here's some more info below. Quite an interesting little critter!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aye-aye

[idgiehkt]

53. yep

I learned something new today. Thanks for the links. I know I have never seen one before because that is a face you do not soon forget, lol. :hi:

[deucemagnet]

58. D'oh! I just noticed that somebody beat me to it upthread.

Maybe that's a good thing. It makes me feel less geeky. :P

[idgiehkt]

60. yes, I'm among the many who had no idea

I thought it might even be a toy. A few people including you knew about it though. :hi:

[warrior1]

61. Hmm better ;oP

[idgiehkt]

64. wow, that one is almost cute.

what a pretty tail, too, I didn't know they had tails like that. :)

[texanwitch]

67. They do get better looking with age.

That one in the first picture looks like a baby.

[southerncrone]

65. Don't think it's "on earth"!

Maybe it's some sort of mutant Chihuahua!
:crazy:

[idgiehkt]

66. honestly I thought it was Chinese Crested puppy

at first glance, then I saw the long fingers and was like, noooooo....

It's an aye-aye, though, people here have solved the mystery. :)

[southerncrone]

69. DU's loaded with smart folk. I've learned something new w/this!

Thanks for the opportunity, idgiehkt.