Aye-aye! Have you ever seen something so ugly

[DoYouEverWonder]

that it was cute?



Kintana, a four-day-old aye-aye, is revealed by Bristol Zoo Gardens in the UK after becoming only the second to be born and reared in captivity. Aye-ayes, from Madagascar, are the world's largest nocturnal primates.

[jackelope72]

1. That's IT! That's IT!

That's the terrifying demon creature that's been haunting my nightmares for the past fifteen years!

Finally...my terror has a name...and it is...Aye-Aye!

[DoYouEverWonder]

17. I hope you can conquer your fear

now that you can see how small and helpless it really is.

[Bouncy Ball]

2. It's a monkey crossed with a bat???

And no, I don't find it cute at all.

[qnr]

15. His grandmother thinks he is adorable, and is getting some wallet

prints right now.

[Neecy]

3. do we really need another Candy Crowley thread?

Oh...wait..I just read it. Nevermind.

[Aiptasia]

4. madagascar is a silly place

Behold, the flying lemur of madagascar

[jackelope72]

5. Madagascar scares me. n/t

[Aiptasia]

9. fear it...

[democracyindanger]

6. The person's other hand must be squeezing something

[Senior citizen]

7. I think it is cute.

But it sure doesn't like being squeezed.

I've always wanted to get to know an aye-aye. But I doubt if they have much reason to want to know our branch of their family tree.

I have no doubt that we're related. I was a nocturnal primate when I was younger, but better-looking, of course.

[Robeson]

10. I think it looks cute too! But bless its heart, it looks terrified...

[slutticus]

8. WTF?

I'M the worlds largest nocturnal primate. These people don't know anything.

[VelmaD]

11. Heeeee...

have you ever even seen daylight? :P

P.S. Check your pm inbox.

[Groggy]

12. Holy Mama!!

Yikes!!!!:wtf:

[ltfranklin]

13. I remember now...

It was 1993, Dallas...a five-day binge of alcohol, cocaine and sex. As I'm falling to the bathroom floor, I catch a glimpse of myself in the mirror.

Yup...but I don't remember the big fingers, tho.

[Shakespeare]

14. I'm kinda goofy for lemurs.

Amazing, amazing animals--and they're very closely related to us.

A great site:

http://www.savethelemur.org/

[qnr]

18. Same here. n/t

[Atlas Mugged]

21. Love 'em

And all things Madagascan. Fantastic plants, gemstones, minerals, animals, insects....amazing place. Some of the worlds most beautiful orchids come from there and all of them are white, curiously enough.

And an adult Aye Aye is a beautiful creature. Unfortunately, the indigenous peoples of Madagascar consider Aye Aye to be bad luck and if found near a village, it must be killed.

[MazeRat7]

16. Define Ugly ?

Physical appearance ? How about soul and intention. I am willing to guess that critter, while physically pretty fucking ugly, has not a drop of malice in its heart. That being said, is it really "ugly" ? *grin

MZr7

[LincolnMcGrath]

19. They grow to become much cuter!

Or Not..

Now you all went and hurt his feelings

[MazeRat7]

20. Ok... my bad... but why do these guys remind me of Michael Jackson ?

[DoYouEverWonder]

22. LOL, look whose on the front page of Yahoo News

Our little friend Aye-aye.

http://news.yahoo.com/