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  • The Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park { Stone Forest }, Madagascar

    • 11 Oct 2011
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    "The Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park in Madagascar is also known as its Stone Forest. The unbelievable array of rock formations are part of the World Heritage Site and National Park. The forest is also home to numerous species including critically endangered lorises. As is often the case, the local name is a perfect descriptor, as it means "where you cannot walk barefoot". These karst formations were formed through erosion of the uplands – erosion that happened both horizontally and vertically, creating a breathtaking sight of "trees", fissures and caverns."  
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  • Madagascan Sunset Moth, Chrysiridia rhiphearia

    • 22 Sep 2011
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  • "Glam Rock" Lizard Among New Madagascar Species

    • 11 Jun 2011
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    Photograph courtesy Patrick Schonecker, WWF Madagascar

    "Speckled with what looks like glam rock makeup, the chameleon Furcifer timoni was recently discovered on the species-rich African island nation of Madagascar..."

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  • Eroded Landscape, Madagascar

    • 7 Apr 2011
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    Photograph by Pascal Maitre, National Geographic

    Pockets of eroded earth create leaf shapes in the landscape in Madagascar. Erosion is one of the long-term consequences of forests plundered for the illicit rosewood trade.

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