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Tsingy de Bemaraha: The Stone Forest Where One Cannot Walk Barefoot
The Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve in western Madagascar's Melaky Region protects one of the planet's most spectacular and inhospitable geological formations: vast limestone plateaus carved …
Avenue of the Baobabs: Madagascar's Iconic Natural Monument
One of Africa's most photographed natural wonders is the Avenue of the Baobabs, which runs along a dusty dirt road near Morondava in western Madagascar. Gigantic Grandidier's baobabs …
Lemurs and Madagascar's Extraordinary Endemic Biodiversity
Madagascar is properly referred to as a biodiversity hotspot, but its most famous ambassadors are definitely lemurs, primates found nowhere else on Earth. Approximately 115 lemur species live in …
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