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Watching an aye-aye enjoying some honey is a rare and sweet treat

The endangered primates from Madagascar aren’t as scary as they can sometimes look.

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It’s only an endangered species enjoying some honey (Denver Zoo)

Aye-ayes are an incredibly rare species to spot, but a clever exhibit by a zoo in Colorado means visitors can see them on a visit – and it’s an eerie and remarkable sight.

The species is endangered and nocturnal, but keepers at Denver Zoo have created a unique exhibit so they are awake and visible in the day when guests visit.

The video below shows Trixie, a 10-year-old female and one of two at the zoo, enjoying a cup of honey.

They tap on trees to listen for bugs hidden within, before digging into the bark with their rodent-like teeth and fishing out their target with their extended middle finger.

Raz the aye aye
Raz, the second ever aye-aye born in a British zoo (Barry Batchelor/PA)

According to the World Wildlife Federation, the aye-aye was once thought to have become extinct before it was rediscovered in 1961.

An aye aye from London zoo
Tany, one of the few aye ayes ever to come to Britain (Matthew Fearn/PA)
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