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Highlights: Wildlife

Madagascar is home to one of the most remarkable wildlife assemblages on earth. It is not a "chip off the old Africa block", rather it is a parallel world where strange and bizarre animals and plants have evolved. At every turn there is something that jolts the senses and challenges convention. In Madagascar, expect the unexpected.

  • Fosa Cryptoprocta ferox feeding lemur Kirindy Madagascar
    Adult Fosa (Cryptoprocta ferox) feeding on lemur kill. Kirindy Forest, western Madagascar.
  • Allaudia sp. moonlight Andohahela  Madagascar.
    Spiny forest containg Allaudia sp. by moonlight. Andohahela National Park, southern Madagascar. (Double Exposure).
  • Baobab Adansonia rubristripa Ifaty Madagascar
    Baobab (Adansonia rubristripa) in fruit. Ifaty Spiny Forest, southern Madagascar.
  • Baobab Adansonia rubristripa Octopus Trees Didieracea Ifaty Madagascar
    Baobab (Adansonia rubristripa) and Octopus Trees (Didieracea sp.). Ifaty Spiny Forest, southern Madagascar.
  • Grandidier's Baobabs Adansonia grandidieri Baobab Alle Morondava, Madagascar
    Grandidier's Baobabs (Adansonia grandidieri) and Baobab Alle with Ox Cart. north of Morondava, western Madagascar.
  • Beach Masoala Madagascar
    Beach and boulders, Masoala National Park, north east Madagascar.
  • Coastal baobab Adansonia madagascariensis za Anjajavy Madagascar
    Coastal deciduous forest containing two species of baobab - Adansonia madagascariensis and Adansonia za. Near Anjajavy, north west Madagascar. (Double exposure).
  • Comet Moth Argema mitteri cocoon Mantadia Madagascar
    Adult male Comet Moth (Argema mitteri) hanging from cocoon from where it recently emerged. Mantadia National Park, East Madagascar.
  • Comet Orchid Angraecum sesquipedale rainforests Madagascar
    Giant Comet Orchid (Angraecum sesquipedale) rainforests of eastern Madagascar.
  • Male Cuckoo Roller Leptosomus discolor canopy Andasibe-Mantadia Madagascar
    Male Cuckoo Roller (Leptosomus discolor) in rainforest canopy. Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, east Madagascar.
  • Darwin's Moth Xanthopan morgani praedicta tongue extended Madagascar
    Darwin's Moth (Xanthopan morgani praedicta) with tongue extended. From rainforest regions of eastern Madagascar. Pinned specimen.
  • Dumeril's Boa Acrantophis dumerili Baobab Adansonia rubristripa spiny forest Ifaty Madagascar
    Dumeril's Boa (Acrantophis dumerili) with Baobab (Adansonia rubristripa) behind. Spiny forest, Ifaty, southern Madagascar.