Snot for the squeamish!

[Mock Turtle]

Scientists watch long-fingered lemur tickle its own brain while picking nose

Nose picking and snot eating may be frowned upon among humans but one particular type of primate species has specialised fingers for doing just that. Researchers have, for the first time, recorded the aye-aye – a long-fingered lemur – inserting its extremely long digit up its nostrils and then licking its finger clean. So far 12 other primate species, including humans, have been documented picking their noses and eating the mucus. The scientists said their findings, published in the Journal of Zoology, could shed some light on the evolution and the possible functional role of nose-picking across all these species.

And such might remind some of the long probes often used for Covid tests - which I seem to have escaped, fortunately.

 

[Subduction Zone]

Hmm, I don't think the squeamish would like this snot. From the article:

"but the researchers believe that in this case there is a chance that the animal ingesting its own mucus may simply be down to its texture, crunchiness and saltiness."

Tasty!!
And some aye-aye basics:

 

[Aupmanyav]

Scientists watch long-fingered lemur tickle its own brain while picking nose

Perhaps the nose-picking by the lemurs is the cause of human intelligence. After all we are related.