Chapter 1799: Pointing Lemur

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Chapter 1799 Pointing Lemur

'Dad, what kind of magical creatures do you think there will be in such a large forest! ’ Feifei looked at Dad again and said. Zhao Zhongyao thought for a while and said, 'Since it is a large forest, of course there will be all kinds of animals. '

'Dad, should we be more careful? There may be some scary animals in this underground forest. ’ Feifei said again.

'Yes, we still have to be careful. Such a large underground forest, of course, there will be all kinds of unexpected magical animals. 'Zhao Zhongyao felt that there must be all kinds of magical animals in such a large underground forest.

In this way, Zhao Zhongyao took Feifei and walked into this large underground forest. At first, they felt that this large underground forest was very quiet. Not even a bird could be seen, and there were no small animals on the ground.

Feifei also said curiously, 'Dad, there are no animals in this large underground forest, right? If there are no animals, then we can easily get the amethyst gem. '

After hearing Feifei's words, Zhao Zhongyao also said, 'If this is the case, that would be great, we can leave this large underground forest soon. '

Zhao Zhongyao and Feifei continued to walk forward while talking. It may be that they feel that there are no animals in this large underground forest, and they can quickly walk to the depths of this large underground forest.

But when the two of them walked forward for a certain distance, they suddenly heard a knocking sound in front of them. This kind of sound seemed unusually abrupt in this silent forest. Both Zhao Zhongyao and Feifei were taken aback.

'Bang bang! bang bang! ---'

Zhao Zhongyao and Feifei heard the knocking sound suddenly on the big tree in front of them. It was as if something was beating the trees.

Originally, Zhao Zhongyao and Feifei hadn't heard any sound since they entered this large underground forest. But the sudden appearance made the two of them feel very scared.

After all, the two of them haven't heard any sound since they entered this large underground forest. This large underground forest, like a painting, unfolded in front of the two of them.

But the sudden sound made the two of them feel very unbelievable. It is not known what made these sounds.

'Dad, what is the sound in front. Feifei looked at Zhao Zhongyao and asked.

After hearing Feifei's words, Zhao Zhongyao said again, 'How do I know what the sound is. However, since there is a sound, there must be some magical animal. '

‘Could it be a large animal! ’ Feifei looked terrified.

Zhao Zhongyao thought for a while and said,'It can't be a large animal! Since the sound came from the tree. That means that this animal should live in a tree. '

As soon as Feifei heard what Zhao Zhongyao said, he thought for a while and said, 'Could it be a woodpecker! Listening to this sound, it should be the sound of a woodpecker pecking at the bark. '

After hearing Feifei's words, Zhao Zhongyao said,'When we went to this underground forest just now, we didn't see any birds. Since there are no birds in this forest, how could this sound be the sound of a woodpecker! '

After hearing what Dad said, Feifei also nodded and said, 'What Dad said is that there should be no birds or animals in this underground forest. If anything, we should be hearing the birds by now. '

'Come on, let's continue to look ahead. 'After hearing Feifei's words, Zhao Zhongyao walked forward with his son again.

They followed the sound. But after they walked for a while. The voice stopped abruptly again.

Now, Zhao Zhongyao and Feifei didn't know what the sound was about. They had no choice but to continue walking forward.

It's just that after Feifei walked a certain distance, he suddenly felt the branch in front of him shake, as if some animal was jumping on it.

Feifei took a closer look and saw a guy covered in black. This guy looks like a monkey. But it doesn't feel like it. It looks very scary, with two big eyes and two ears.

It doesn't look like an ordinary animal. Although somewhat like a monkey. But it's not as cute as the monkey's appearance. This animal looks like a little devil. If you don't look carefully, you will feel that it looks like a big bat.

This little animal is not that big, only about 30 centimeters high, and looks like a little monkey.

'ah! What kind of animal is this? ’ When Feifei saw this little animal, he yelled loudly.

Although he yelled, the little animal didn't run away. It may be that it doesn't know what kind of animals the two humanoids standing in front of him are. It also looked at Feifei curiously, not knowing what type of animal Feifei was.

After Zhao Zhongyao heard Feifei's cry, he followed him. Just wanted to know what Feifei saw.

Zhao Zhongyao walked up to Feifei and took a look. It turned out to be a small monkey-like animal jumping around on the branches in front of him.

Zhao Zhongyao just looked at this little animal, and he knew what the sound they heard just now was about.

'Dad, do you know this little animal? '

Feifei saw his father walking in front of him, so he looked at his father and asked.

Zhao Zhongyao stared at the little animal for a while and said, "This little animal is very similar to an animal called an aye lemur on earth." '

After hearing what his father said, Feifei said, 'Dad, what is an aye-lemur? '

After hearing Feifei's words, Zhao Zhongyao said, 'I still know something about this kind of aye-lemur, let me tell you! '

After finishing speaking, Zhao Zhongyao explained some knowledge about aye lemurs.

Pointed lemurs belong to the family Lemuridae of the primate suborder Prosimian. Wild lemurs are found only in Madagascar. The aye-aye, which bears some resemblance to bats in appearance and is the only primate mammal to use echolocation to hunt, is an unusually distant relative of humans.

The aye-aye, which bears some resemblance to bats in appearance and is the only primate mammal to use echolocation to hunt, is an unusually distant relative of humans. Their living habits are very special. They live in a spherical nest with a small hole for easy entry and exit. They tap tree trunks with their long, slender middle fingers to spot tasty insects, before grabbing them with their middle fingers. The indigenous people on the island of Madagascar have deep-seated superstitions about aye-lemurs, and they usually kill them whenever they see them.

The aye lemur is in danger of extinction. Perhaps because of their unusually large eyes and ears, the indigenous people of Madagascar believe that aye-lemurs are "demons" or will bring bad luck to people, so local superstitious residents hunt and kill aye-lemurs. According to the IUCN, the aye-aye is in danger of extinction. Habitat loss and other threats have made the species vulnerable. In order to effectively protect the aye-aye lemur, scientists are trying their best to understand the living habits and existing numbers of this mysterious animal.

Because of the uniqueness of the aye lemur, humans are now trying to protect this ugly animal. Besides looks, why should we protect it? First of all, it is the largest nocturnal primate in the world, and it has a high status in the "pantheon" of animals. They are very light, weighing only 2.5 kg, and males and females do not show any sexual differences other than a slight difference in weight. So it's hard to tell Mr. Aye-lemur from Mrs. Aye-yeam! Oddly enough, aye-aye lemurs can hang upside down on tree branches jp. It can be described as superb skills.

In addition to being the world's largest nocturnal primate, the aye-aye has a unique feeding tool that, unfortunately, has contributed to its persecution. Its fingers are so long and slender that when they are loosened, it looks like a witch in a fairy tale. To make matters worse, the middle finger is 3 times as long as the other fingers. It uses this finger to search for larvae hiding in tree cavities, but it does look very scary.

The third finger of the aye-aye is long and thin, almost entirely bony, with a skin-covered tendon attached to it. The aye-aye taps on tree branches with this long, slender finger in search of its favorite meal, insect larvae. When it taps on a branch, it uses its large but hairless ears to listen for sounds from the wormholes of insect larvae. If there is, the aye-aye will use its sharp teeth to bite open the bark, and stick its slender fingers into the wormhole to hook the worm out.

Because aye lemurs forage at night, researchers have to work at night for several years to study their living habits. Sterling wondered what the aye-aye lemurs ate and how much living space they needed to survive. Sterling spent two years tracking the animals on an island near Madagascar.

Sterling put radio collars on several of the aye-aye lemurs to track their tracks. "That way I can follow the animals at night and see what they're doing from the time they wake up in the evening until they go to bed in the morning." Since the aye lemurs spend 80 percent of their nights moving and eating, sterlings are always ready to go to work. It's tiring, but worth it. Her research has allowed conservation experts to accurately calculate the size and location of aye-aye sanctuaries and how to care for captive aye-yeams.

Sterling has even more optimistic estimates of the number of aye lemurs on Madagascar. Decades ago, scientists thought the aye-aye was nearly extinct because they were rarely seen. Sterling's research allows us to estimate the number of aye-ayes even if no one has ever seen them, based on the marks it leaves. "Now we can distinguish the eating marks of the aye-aye from those of the rodents, and the nests of the aye-aye from those of other animals," explains Sterling.

These clues give us good news that aye lemurs are far more common than we thought. Even so, the aye-aye is still in danger of extinction. Not only because of its spooky reputation, but because lemurs, like other lemurs, face the serious threat of habitat destruction.

When they lose their forest home, they turn to human-grown coconuts, sugar cane, and mangoes for food. And farmers kill these animals to protect their crops. Fortunately, aye lemurs have many caring human friends. Many people from Madagascar and around the world, as well as the President of the Democratic Republic of Madagascar, are working together to gradually expand the existing protected area.

All of this is to protect the aye-aye and other wildlife. The zoo is also working hard to hand-feed the aye-aye lemurs. But this has proven difficult. There are only 10 zoos in the world with a total of 32 aye-aye that are artificially fed. You can see 20 aye-yeams knocking on branches at the Duke University Primate Center—the only place in North America where you can see them.

Zhao Zhongyao looked at Feifei and said this about the aye lemur. After hearing this, Feifei felt

I feel that I have gained a lot of knowledge.

'Dad, so the little animal we see now refers to a lemur. Feifei looked at Zhao Zhongyao and said.

After hearing Feifei's words, Zhao Zhongyao said,'It should be an aye-aye. The knocking sound we heard just now must have been made by it hitting the tree pole. It's just that this aye-yeam is much bigger than the aye-lemurs on the earth. Moreover, the appearance is not the same as that on the earth. This aye-aye has a larger body. '

After hearing what his father said, Feifei said again, 'Then this aye-yeah is not hostile to us, right? Will it attack us. '

After hearing Feifei's words, Zhao Zhongyao said, 'If we don't attack them. They certainly won't attack us. Don't forget, this is Mars. The animals above have never seen human beings. This large underground forest may have existed here for tens of millions of years. But for tens of millions of years, no human beings have definitely arrived at this place. '

'Dad, since it won't attack us. Then we can ignore it. Can we continue to move forward? ’ Feifei said again.

'Okay, let's move on! After hearing Feifei's words, Zhao Zhongyao wanted to ignore this aye-aye, and he wanted to continue walking forward.

But just as Feifei wanted to leave here, the aye-yem suddenly jumped onto Feifei from the branch.

Feifei didn't think that this aye-aye would attack him. For a moment, he felt very scared.

'Dad, what can I do, it jumped on me. ’ When Feifei saw that aye-yeam suddenly jumped on him, he was a little worried.

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