Ugly indeed.

'You've probably never seen an aye-aye. And you may never want to see one. It's a bizarre, ugly-looking creature - sort of a cross between a wolverine, a koala, and a raccoon with big ears; yellowish, gremlinlike eyes; and a giant bushy tail.

Conservation biologists say this one-of-a-kind critter from Madagascar - which uses razor-sharp incisor teeth to tear off sections of tree bark, and a long, narrow middle finger to scoop out the insects inside - represents millions of years of independent evolution and is now verging on extinction.'

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