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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).
  • Aloe silhouette sunset Anjampolo Madagascar
    Aloe sp. silhouetted at sunset. Anjampolo Forest, southern Madagascar.
  • 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.
  • Baobab Adansonia za Tsimanampetsotsa Madagascar
    Baobab (Adansonia za) over. Lac Tsimanampetsotsa National Park, SW Madagascar.
  • Baobab Adansonia Tsimanampetsotsa Madagascar
    Baobab (Adansonia za). Lac Tsimanampetsotsa National Park, SW 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.
  • Bird's Nest Fern Masoala Madagascar
    Unravelling Bird's Nest Fern shoot (unknown species) from Masoala National Park, Madagascar.
  • Bottle Baobab Adansonia rubrostipa Tsimanampetsotsa Madagascar
    Bottle Baobab (Adansonia rubrostipa) over 3000 years old. Lac Tsimanampetsotsa National Park, SW Madagascar.
  • Baobab Adansonia Tsimanampetsotsa  Madagascar
    Bottle Baobab (Adansonia rubrostipa) over 3000 years old. Lac Tsimanampetsotsa National Park, SW Madagascar.