This Primate Taps Wood to Find Prey Hidden Inside
In a Madagascar forest after dark, an aye-aye moves deliberately along a branch. Its large ears stand forward while its hands explore the wood. Then one remarkably thin finger begins …
Primates
How Pygmy Marmosets Cling to Vertical Trees With Claw-Like Nails
Introduction The hands of a monkey are usually imagined as grasping tools: flexible fingers tipped with flat nails, wrapping around branches much as a human hand might. Pygmy marmosets complicate …