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 nine million acres (3.7 million hectares) of land.
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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