As dictated to Lynne Venart and David Brown Howdy! Doug Beetle here. Today I’m exploring the spiny forest in southwestern Madagascar. This area is very dry and hot. Here we find majestic baobabs and trees and bushes that have long spines. This spiny habitat is…
As dictated to Lynne Venart and David Brown Howdy! Doug Beetle here. Today I’m canoeing along Madagascar’s largest lake, Lake Alaotra. On the way here, I’ve passed many rice fields and saw farmers working in their fields. Rice is the favorite food of many Malagasy people,…
Grab your passport and get ready to go! Visit the three regions of Madagascar where the crowned sifaka, diademed sifaka, and collared brown lemur live. Educators or caregivers: Age 6 and up LEMUR LEARNING ACTIVITY Passport to Madagascar Grab your passport and get ready to go.…
Hello, I’m an eastern lesser bamboo lemur (scientific name: Hapalemur griseus). I live in Madagascar and I like to eat … you guessed it: bamboo! More learning resources Duke Lemur Center: Learn more the eastern lesser bamboo lemur *Mongabay Kids is not responsible for content…
Seheno Corduant-Andriantsaralaza is a conservation biologist with a passion for protecting the biodiversity of Madagascar. Today, Seheno shares what she’s learned from her research about Madagascar’s mighty baobab trees!
An interview with Geo, a long-eared tenrec.
Meet the lesser hedgehog tenrec, a spiky creature from Madagascar.
What is a giant otter-shrew? Read this article to find out!
A team of scientists may have just described the smallest known lizard species, a chameleon named Brookesia nana.