Madagascar- Overview

Friends & Family: Below is a map of the country of Madagascar and wiki's description. Liz and I stayed in the capitol city Antananarivo at the home of Dee & Brian. We ventured out on 3 excursions- to Ranomafana, Mantasoa and Andasibe. This blog will focus on the wildlife, people and scenery of the countryside and destinations we explored. And if you want to delve deeper, i highly recommend this resource: 

Madagascar has been described as the eighth continent, a world apart, evolution's playground, and the real Alice's Wonderland. This otherworldly island in the Indian Ocean is the Holy Grail for many wildlife fanatics - See more at: www.bradtguides.com/destinations/africa/madagascar.html  

 

Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar (Malagasy: Repoblikan'i Madagasikara [republiˈkʲan madaɡasˈkʲarə̥];French: République de Madagascar) and previously known as the Malagasy Republic, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of Southeast Africa. The nation comprises the island of Madagascar (the fourth-largest island in the world- can you guess the top 3? ), as well as numerous smaller peripheral islands. Following the prehistoric breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana, Madagascar split from India around 88 million years ago, allowing native plants and animals to evolve in relative isolation. Consequently, Madagascar is a biodiversity hotspot; over 90 percent of its wildlife is found nowhere else on Earth. The island's diverse ecosystems and unique wildlife are threatened by the encroachment of the rapidly growing human population and other environmental threats. Learn more on wikipedia