France
| Madagascar 2025 | Eritrea
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| Antananarivo Andasibe Masoala |
Antananarivo
Rova of Ambohimanga
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| Ambohimanga Palace outer gate |
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| Stone disk, formerly used to block the gate |
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| Small sacrifice area (still in use) |
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| Ambohimanga Palace entrance |
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| King Andriam’s Palace ~1800 |
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| Queen's Pavilion. ~1871 |
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| View over Palaces |
Rova of Antananarivo, aka "Queen's Palace".
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| Entry to Rova of Antananarivo |
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| Queen's Palace ~1867 |
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| Royal Chapel ~1869. |
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| View over traditional Wooden palace |
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| View to Prime Minister's Palace ~1872 |
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| View over Antantanrivo |
Andasibe National Park
Peyrieras Exotic Animal Reserve
A small private zoo, on the way to Andasibe
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| Parson's chameleon |
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| Well-camoflaged leaf gecko |
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| Another leaf gecko |
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| Suspicous fruit bats |
Andasibe: Vakona Lemur Island
A "Lemur Rehabilitation Center", full of semi-tame lemurs, bribed with tasty banana chunks.
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| Black-and-White Ruffed Lemur |
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| Black-and-White Ruffed Lemur |
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| Black-and-White Ruffed Lemur |
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| Common Brown Lemur |
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| Common Brown Lemur |
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| Bamboo Lemur |
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| Red Ruffed Lemur |
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| Red Ruffed Lemur |
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| Red Ruffed Lemur |
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| Ring Tailed Lemurs "Did you bring snacks?" |
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| Ring Tailed Lemur |
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| Ring Tailed Lemur |
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| Ring Tailed Lemur |
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| Diademed Sifaka |
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| Diademed Sifaka |
Andasibe: Pugnacious Baby Tenrec
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| We accidentally cornered a tiny baby tenrec |
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| A Yellow-Streaked Tenrec They are noted for a pugnacious attitude. |
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| Preparing for a charge attack. "Are any of you stupid monkeys looking for trouble?" |
Andasibe: Forest Walks
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| Parson's Chameleon, on night walk. |
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| Diademed Sifaka Lemur |
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| Diademed Sifaka Lemur |
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| Indri Lemurs |
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| Indri Lemur |
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| Charming little gecko |
Masoala National Park
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| 4 miles West of Toamasin |
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| 19 miles West of Masoala |
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| Masoala Lodge Area Map Note "Pirates Cove" |
Masoala: Primary Forest Walk
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| Ginger plant in flower |
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| Charming little frog (Maybe a Stump Toed Frog ??) |
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| Madagascar Crested Ibis (?) |
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| Gecko |
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| Parson's chameleon |
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| Red-Ruffed Lemur |
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| Red-Ruffed Lemur |
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| Giant Fire Millipede |
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| Giant Fire Millipede |
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| Panther Chameleon |
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| Leaf-tailed Gecko |
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| Another Panther Chaneleon |
Masoala Lodge: Night Walk
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| Bashful little Mouse Lemur |
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| Nose Horned Chameleon |
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| Amiable green tree frog |
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| Surprised looking gecko |
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| A "tree boa" |
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| An unexpeceted arboreal hermit crab |
Masoala Lodge Walk
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| Leaf tailed gecko |
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| Charming little frog |
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| Local village |
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| Rice field |
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| Government issue lifejackets Supplied free to all the fishermen |
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France
| Eritrea
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