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| The southernmost tip of Madagascar, which lies South of the Tropic of Capricorn, is the driest and wildest region. Here you can find all of the national symbols: the lemurs, chameleons, baobabs, and spiny forest. | |||
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| We walked from the spiny forest to the transitional forest, a 8 kilometer trek, watching birds and lemure spotting along the way. How these animals climb amongst the thorns is a mystery to us. | |||
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In addition to exotic animals,
Madagascar has cornered the world market on baobab trees - nine species exist
here (only one other exists elsewhere and that's found on continental Africa).
More strange is the spiny forest, a unique mix of cactus-like baobabs, Alluaudia
and Didiera (these trees are too strange for anything but scientific names), and
succulents such as tall aloes and several types of Euphorbia. | |||
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| Don't forget this island's unique
bugs and reptiles. | |||