Researchers reveal secret of aye-ayes long middle finger | Animals | The Guardian
With its big eyes, bushy tail and sensitive ears, the aye-aye may appear a cute, if quirky, creature. But now researchers have discovered it has a less endearing trait: it uses its long middle finger to pick its nose and eat the mucus.
Aye-ayes are like humans primates, but they are nocturnal, endangered and only found in Madagascar. An object of superstition, they have a number of unusual features, including rodent-like teeth and a skinny, elongated finger with a ball-and-socket joint.
While it is known the animal uses its phenomenal finger for tapping on hollow wood to locate grubs and fish them out, researchers have revealed they have video footage of it being used for another, rather mundane, purpose: nose picking.
Oh yeah, like you don’t.