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The aye-aye, in the same family as people, monkeys and apes, is about 40 cm long, with a bushy tale ...
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The aye-aye, in the same family as people, monkeys and apes, is about 40 cm long, with a bushy tale about the same length as the body. The dark brown fur is long and woolly, giving the animal a rather shaggy(蓬松的) appearance. They are found only on Madagascar, an island off the coast of Africa. It lives in the tropical forests in the east and north of Madagascar.
The aye-aye is mostly arboreal(栖息在树上的), but is sometimes seen walking on the ground. It’s active during the night, looking around in the trees for food. The aye-aye is actually the largest primate(灵长类动物) active during the night. Large eyes help the aye-aye find its way about at night. During the day, the aye-aye sleeps in a nest in a tree. Aye-ayes spend almost the whole night travelling about and feeding.
Aye-ayes live alone. Sometimes pairs are seen, but basically little is about their lives. They don’t Icap and cling to trees like primates. They move about on all four legs.They occasionally make brief cries but are silent. Worms inside dead wood form the largest part Of the aye-aye diet. The aye-aye also feeds on fruit, eggs, and bamboo shoots.
The front feet of the aye-aye are unique. All the toes are long and thin, but the third is exceptionally long. The aye-aye taps on the tree trunk and listens for movement as searches places "‘here worms might-be located. It bites at the tree to make homes. then it uses its third finger to reach inside and hook out worms, The front teeth of the aye-aye grow continuously and are worn down by its eating at bark in its search for worms.
Aye-ayes are close to be gone or totally gone. Because of deforestation (伐木), or forest destruction, the animals have therefore been forced to eat villagers’ crops, and many aye-ayes been have been killed while doing In addition. some people on Madagascar believe that seeing an aye-aye is a sign that someone close to them will die, so they kill the animals on sight.
1.According to the first paragraph, the aye .
A. looks colorful.
B. has a hairless tail.
C. likes the hot places.
D. sounds like monkeys.
2.The aye-aye’s third finger is
A. mainly to make holes big enough
B. reach into the hole for food
C. rood help walk fast on the ground
D. ground get the animals to fix on the tree
3.What are reducing the number of aye-ayes?
A. People’s activities.
B. Environment changes.
C. Global warming.
D. Environmental protection.
4.What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To protect the aye-ayes.
B. To stop forests being destroyed.
C. To make the aye-ayes live better.
D. To introduce the aye-ayes.
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