Three amazing animals of the night

Aye-aye This unusual-looking animal is the largest nocturnal primate in the world. The aye-aye only lives in Madagascar, an island in the Indian Ocean, and uses its long finger to tap on branches to hear insects living inside, which it then digs out and eats. Barn owl This bird of prey lives in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australasia and Europe. Its large eyes have the best night vision of any animal in the world, and differences in the shape of its ears help it pinpoint prey with astonishing accuracy. Dumbo octopus Named because of their elephant-style fins, there are 15 known species of dumbo octopus. Little is understood about how they survive in the dark. However, they’re the deepest living octopus in the world, found at depths of two and…

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