Aye-aye, Cap’n!

Gather ’round, me hearties, and take a gander at the perfect creature for Talk Like a Pirate Day: the Aye-aye! Not only does this scrawny lemur sail under a name that be pleasing to every captain’s ear, but he forages for buried treasure within the trees, by tapping the trunks to find the juicy grubs what lies within.

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Sure, and he even looks like a grizzled old sea dog, arrr…

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13 thoughts on “Aye-aye, Cap’n!

  1. debg September 19, 2016 / 11:00 am

    I simply ADORE aye-ayes and in fact have a stuffed animal version! John Cleese says they look like a cat that’s been put in the microwave.

    • Murray C. September 19, 2016 / 11:02 am

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  2. Murray C. September 19, 2016 / 11:01 am

    He’s cute – in a Tim Burton kind of way.

    • Haha September 19, 2016 / 11:08 am

      I came to say he looks as if he could be a charrracter in one of them tharrr movin picture shows.
      Maybe some lucky pirate’s matey.

  3. Dubravkamcvmd September 19, 2016 / 11:08 am

    Astonishingly cute

    • debg September 19, 2016 / 11:14 am

      And like all prosimians from Madagascar, absolutely fascinating from a scientific standpoint.

  4. Duckie ? September 19, 2016 / 11:20 am

    After a Captain Jack Sparrow marathon weekend, he’s just perfect!

  5. allein ? September 19, 2016 / 11:26 am

    So ugly they’re cute.

  6. michael September 19, 2016 / 11:50 am

    Repost him at Halloween, please.

    Somehow, I think he’ll fit well.

    • Not That Mike The Other Mike September 19, 2016 / 11:52 am

      Good idea! Either this picture, or I’ll find more. They look like little goblins!

  7. Smartypants September 19, 2016 / 12:04 pm

    “What was in that pint o’ grog?!”

  8. AJ September 19, 2016 / 12:11 pm

    Loving all the pirate themed pix and comments today but just too tired to do talk like a pirate today. SoCal actually had a thunder and lighting storm at 3 am today that totally disrupted everyone’s sleep so my brain is too foggy to make witty comments. But here is my contribution for the day from Muppet Treasure Island – Welcome to Rat Tours, we put the RAT in pi-RATe.

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