Music Played6 items The aye aye is probably Madagascar's
strangest-looking lemur – it emerges only at night, and taps
branches with its elongated middle finger, looking for insects
to eat.Wildlife Finder: more clips from the crazy world of the
aye-aye Written by Ian Gray (Producer)Wildlife Finder: watch
ring-tailed lemurs in action Ring-tailed lemurs are creatures of
the warm southern lowlands of Madagascar, so we were intrigued
to hear rumours about several troops living at high altitude in
the decidedly lemur unfriendly Andringitra Mountains. Treeless
and windswept, these bare granite peaks rise to nearly three
thousand metres above the surrounding plains and experience the
most extreme climate on the island, with night-time temperatures
often dropping below zero. Trying to film them was an
opportunity too good to turn down. But it's a major undertaking
working in these mountains; we had to be entirely self-
sufficient, trekking for miles to a remote camp on the plateau
supported by a posse of porters. To ad