Thelast historical sighting of an elephant bird was in the 17th century. Since their extinction, the role of the largest seed dispersers has passed from the elephant birds (450kg) to the radiated tortoise (10kg) (Hansen & Galetti, 2009). The most important seed dispersers among Madagascar’s extinct animals were undoubtedly the giant lemurs

ByRotsinomena Andriamisedra, EDGE Fellow 2020 Lemurs can be found nowhere else in the world. Madagascar is the only country in the world where you can find lemurs of every shape and size. One of the lemur species active at night, and among the weird & wonderful EDGE species, is the Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis). It

TheTale of Madagascar We’re bringing the incredible island of Madagascar to you! Join us as we celebrate this amazing habitat, the wildlife found there and just what makes this part of the world so unique! Learn more about the unique species only found in Madagascar, including our ring-tailed lemurs and the islands top predator, the fossa.
Insteadof lemurs, Dr. Krause found equally strange animals like Simosuchus and Masiakasaurus. In one important way, Late Cretaceous Madagascar was similar to Modern Madagascar: it was home to animals that have only been found on the island. Even compared to the dinosaurs and crocodiles known from Africa and South America

Theblue coua, also known as the Radama coua or the red-billed coua, is a species of bird endemic to Madagascar. It is about 44 cm long and weighs about 225g. It has a mainly dark blue plumage with a white spot on its neck and a white band on its tail. Its beak and eyes are either red or yellow depending on its age.

TheFossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) is only found in Madagascar. Like the majority of plant and animal species found in Madagascar, the Fossa is an animal that is found nowhere else in the world. They rely on forested areas that are dense where there is an ample food source as well as plenty of space where they can establish a large territory.

A400-hectare (988-acre) forest fragment in northeast Madagascar, slightly bigger than Central Park, is the tree’s only known habitat, and it is shrinking. In Madagascar, a bottle-gourd-shaped
Fromthe tiniest of lemurs to venomous snakes, and more, here are 18 of the most amazing wildlife found ONLY in madagascar! Subscribe to Epic Wildlife http:/
Adultfemales have a large cream-colored patch on their bellies and adult males have white patches under their eyes that look like teardrops. The Red-Bellied Lemur is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Learn about individual lemur species in these fact sheets: where in Madagascar they live, what they eat, what threats they face, and more.
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