Riley, Uncle Max, Aunt Martha, and Cousin Alice travel to Madagascar, where they encounter a variety of unique animals, plants, and habitats while searching for the elusive aye-aye, a rare lemur once thought to be extinct.
An introduction to the aye-aye, a rare species of lemur that lives only in Madagascar, discussing the superstition that nearly led to the animal's extinction, sharing what scientist Eleanor Sterling has learned about the animal's characteristics and behavior, and looking at what is being done to preserve aye-ayes.