Madagascar sifaka sitting on a branch
Malagasy woman with her baby
Baobab trees against blue sky
Red bird on a leaf
Livestock on a Madagascar beach
Young girl sticking her tongue out
Sleeping baby in a basket
Rock outcroppings in desert
Close-up of a green chameleon
Red-eyed leaf-tailed gecko on a branch
Man climbing rock spires
Cathedral in the mountains of Madagascar
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Sifaka
Ninety percent of the plants and animals found on the island of Madagascar evolved there and nowhere else. All of the country's 70-plus species of lemur—including this sifaka—are considered endangered. To help protect them and other unique species, the government has set aside more than ni...
Photograph by Hermann Erber/Photo Library

Madagascar Photos

See photos of Madagascar (including lemurs, geckos, baobabs, and more) in this travel photo gallery from National Geographic.

December 28, 2009
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