Morondava , Christmas Eve 2018
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After a wet zodiac landing we drove in 4x4s for over 2 hours to the Kirindy Reserve, |
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part of the way over rough, unmade roads |
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The trees are threatened by deforestation, effluents from encroaching paddy fields and sugarcane plantations, bushfires, and forest fires |
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We stopped at the wondrous Baobab avenue both going and returning from the reserve |
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On arrival at the Reserve, we saw the above fossa : a rare cat-like, carnivorous mammal endemic to Madagascar. The fossa is listed as a vulnerable species |
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Baobab amoureux
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. Getting to see the lemurs involved a fair hike through the forest. |
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The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) considers lemurs to be the world's most endangered mammals, noting that as of 2013 up to 90% of all lemur species face extinction within the next 20 to 25 years.
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Whilst lunching at the Reserve we saw this lizard reburying her eggs at a greater depth - she had spotted a snake sniffing them! |
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El 24 de diciembre viajamos a Morondava y los arboles de Kirindi. Despues de un aterrizaje mojado viajamos en 4x4s, un hombre gordo de los Estados Unidos con nosotros,-hasta la avenida de los baobabs y despues hasta Kirindi. Vimos una fossa- un animal endemic de Madagascar, similar a una gata. Tambien vimos un serpiente grande y algunos lemurs, marron y blanco: podian saltar distancias grandes. Almorzamos ahi y regresamos en jeep hasta la avenida de baobabs, donde cada uno de nosotros plantamos una planta de baobab. Para la Nochebuena Santa y sus renos y algunos elfos nos dieron la bienvenida- eso me gusto mucho. Despues cenamos con Kit, Derek & Anne( de origen Sheffield) y 4 otros: una cena buena excepto el pudin de navedad- frio!! El comedor estaba lleno de globos- un efecto maravilloso.
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