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NATURE & WILDLIFE 1 x 60'
NATURE & WILDLIFE
wild madagascar - fantastic creatures
Located off the coast of South-East Africa, Madagascar is home to some of the world’s most unusual species.
Duration
1 x 60'
Production Company
Produced by Off the Fence for National Geographic Channels
Executive Producer
Ellen Windemuth
YOP
2016
Episode Information
Madagascar is located roughly 250 miles from Africa’s Southeast Coast. It is roughly the size of France, making it the world's fourth largest island. Isolated from the African mainland for over 160 million years, more than 250,000 different species of animal can be found here; 70% of which are found nowhere else on the planet. Madagascar supports the third largest coral reef system in the world; the Toliara reef system. Many species of fish are found here, as well as large mammals such as the Hawksbill Turtle. Further from the coast, Humpback whales arrive to mate, displaying elegant shows of courtship in the deep.