A note on the diet and feeding behavior of the aye-aye Daubentonia madagascariensis

Simons, H.; Constable, I. D.; Ratsirarson, J.; Mittermeier, R. A.; Pollock, Jon

Abstract

In the course of a 4-day expedition to the island of Nosy Mangabe in northeastern Madagascar, two aye-ayes were separately sighted, observed feeding and moving, and photographed. These observations confirm recent reports of the continued existence of aye-ayes on the island following the translocation of nine individuals from the mainland in 1967. An adult male aye-aye was seen feeding on the gall-like growths covering much of the bark surface of an Afzelia bijuga tree and eating the insects these contained. The same individual also fed briefly on shoots of the bamboo Bambusa vulgaris. © 1985 Plenum Publishing Corporation.

Citation

Simons, H., Constable, I. D., Ratsirarson, J., Mittermeier, R. A., & Pollock, J. (1985). A note on the diet and feeding behavior of the aye-aye Daubentonia madagascariensis. International Journal of Primatology, 6(4), 435-447. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02736389

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Aug 1, 1985
• Journal: International Journal of Primatology
• Print ISSN: 0164-0291
• Electronic ISSN: 1573-8604
• Publisher: Springer Verlag
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 6
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 435-447
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02736389
• Keywords: diet, feeding behaviour, Aye-Aye, Daubentonia madagascariensis, wild
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1113433
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02736389