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Madagascar: June 2013

Madagascar is unique, as most of its flora and fauna are endemic (only located on Madagascar), perhaps 90%; it is Earth's 4th largest island. Its geography has great variety, from desert to rainforest; its people are lovely and friendly.
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Ringtail lemur; Madagascar's most famous lemur?
Ringtail lemur; Madagascar's most famous lemur?		 Love his/her face
Love his/her face		 Ringtail lemurs approaching
Ringtail lemurs approaching
Ringtails hanging out
Ringtails hanging out		 Lemurs grooming one another
Lemurs grooming one another		 Our first baobab trees. Madagascar has six different kinds of baobabs (Africa has only one).
Our first baobab trees. Madagascar has six different kinds of baobabs (Africa has only one).
Baobab at sunset
Baobab at sunset		 Great posture!
Great posture!		 Aren't these a cute pair, even with their scowls?
Aren't these a cute pair, even with their scowls?
Spiny forest
Spiny forest		 Really spiny forest
Really spiny forest		 When I said spiny, I meant spiny...the lemurs love to hang out in this stuff.
When I said spiny, I meant spiny...the lemurs love to hang out in this stuff.
Zebu carts are the primary means of transportation in rural areas. This driver was having fun...
Zebu carts are the primary means of transportation in rural areas. This driver was having fun...		 Another zebu cart
Another zebu cart		 Sisal, used to make rafia
Sisal, used to make rafia
Love the kids
Love the kids		 I made friends with this girl, who at first was very shy.
I made friends with this girl, who at first was very shy.		 Tortoise
Tortoise
Sifaka lemur (pronounced see-fok, which is how the call they make sounds).
Sifaka lemur (pronounced see-fok, which is how the call they make sounds).		 Rocky hills amidst a huge savannah
Rocky hills amidst a huge savannah		 Rivers are used for multi-purposes.
Rivers are used for multi-purposes.
Human conveyor belt at a sapphire mine
Human conveyor belt at a sapphire mine		 Savannah and massif
Savannah and massif 		Narrow little canyon in the massif
Narrow little canyon in the massif
Chameleon, our first...not so pretty
Chameleon, our first...not so pretty		 A type of orchid
A type of orchid		 Laundry drying on bushes
Laundry drying on bushes
Red chested brown lemur
Red chested brown lemur		 Snoozing brown lemur
Snoozing brown lemur		 Paradise flycatcher
Paradise flycatcher
Uh oh...trouble
Uh oh...trouble		 A huge smile on a little girl
A huge smile on a little girl		 Great color near sunset
Great color near sunset
Harvesting locusts...to eat...good protein.
Harvesting locusts...to eat...good protein.		 Locust; colorful...but tasty?
Locust; colorful...but tasty?		 Mugging for the camera
Mugging for the camera
Evening fog in Madagascar's capital, Antananarivo
Evening fog in Madagascar's capital, Antananarivo		 Carrying fish back from their men's fishing boats
Carrying fish back from their men's fishing boats		 Madagascar's famous Avenue of the Baobabs
Madagascar's famous "Avenue of the Baobabs"
Baobabs at sunset
Baobabs at sunset		 My friends
My friends		 Baobab lovers
Baobab "lovers"
Baobab blossom
Baobab blossom		 Deciduous forest - lemurs like these, too.
Deciduous forest - lemurs like these, too.		 Interesting bark
Interesting bark
Smiling bark?
Smiling bark?		 More unusual bark
More unusual bark		 Fossa, the carnivorous predator of lemurs
Fossa, the carnivorous predator of lemurs
Aggressive fossa
Aggressive fossa		 Intense gaze?
Intense gaze?		 Brown lemur
Brown lemur
Brown lemurs hanging out
Brown lemurs hanging out		 Sportive lemur - nocturnal, so we interrupted his/her nap.
Sportive lemur - nocturnal, so we interrupted his/her nap.		 Several types of small boats on the Mozambique Channel
Several types of small boats on the Mozambique Channel
Wonder how long this ship has been there...
Wonder how long this ship has been there...		 Beach chairs ready for customers; will there be any?
Beach chairs ready for customers; will there be any?		 Young girl with sunscreen/moisturizer/beauty paste
Young girl with sunscreen/moisturizer/beauty paste
Mountain village
Mountain village		 Looks heavy to me
Looks heavy to me		 Rainforest...very dense
Rainforest...very dense
Pretty little waterfall
Pretty little waterfall		 Another chameleon
Another chameleon		 Sleepy chameleon; Madagascar may be the home of chameleons.
Sleepy chameleon; Madagascar may be the "home" of chameleons.
Waterlily
Waterlily 		In the city, carts must be pushed, as zebu are not allowed.
In the city, carts must be pushed, as zebu are not allowed.		 Sort of fun to do laundry with your friends?
Sort of fun to do laundry with your friends?
Sifaka - they walk strangely (as they rarely toiuch the ground), almost like they are dancing.
Sifaka - they walk strangely (as they rarely toiuch the ground), almost like they are dancing.		 Such a cute face
Such a cute face
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