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Lemurs
Tenrecs
Mongoose
Chameleons
Geckos
Millipedes
The ayes have it
Daubentonia madagascariensis
Family: Daubentoniidae
Daraina
July 26, 2013
The ayes have it
Daubentonia madagascariensis
Family: Daubentoniidae
Daraina
July 26, 2013
The ayes have it
Daubentonia madagascariensis
Family: Daubentoniidae
Daraina
July 26, 2013
Mouse lemur
Mouse lemur
Berenty
July 5, 2013
Mouse lemur
Mouse lemur
Berenty
July 5, 2013
Bamboo lemur
Family: Lemuridae
Antisrabe
July 20, 2013
Bamboo-zeled
Bamboo lemur
Family: Lemuridae
July 1, 2013
"I've got your back."
Isalo
July 13, 2013
Chuckie, lemmie, and me
July, 2013
Check out these moves
Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi)
Family: Indriidae
Berenty
July 6, 2013
Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi)
Family: Indriidae
Berenty
July 6, 2013
Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi)
Family: Indriidae
Berenty
July 13, 2013
Contemplating his next move
Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi)
Family: Indriidae
Berenty
July 6, 2013
Sifaka facade
Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi)
Family: Indriidae
Berenty
July 13, 2013
Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi)
Family: Indriidae
Berenty
July 13, 2013
Day dreaming
Sifaka
Family: Indriidae
Lemur Park
July 1, 2013
Canon 50D
Hand
Maki-vellian
Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)
Family: Lemuridae (typical lemurs)
Berenty
Family: Lemuridae
July 13, 2013
Maki on the rocks
Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)
Family: Lemuridae (typical lemurs)
Anja
July, 2013
When lemurs try to be zebras
Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)
Family: Lemuridae (typical lemurs)
Anja
July, 2013
Ring-tailed
Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)
Family: Lemuridae (typical lemurs)
July 10, 2013
Canon 5D Mark II
Ring-tailed
Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)
Family: Lemuridae (typical lemurs)
Madagascar
July 10, 2013
Canon 5D Mark II
Indri
Indri (Indri indri)
Family: Indriidae
Andasibe, Madagascar
July, 2013
Indri
Indri (Indri indri)
Family: Indriidae
Andasibe, Madagascar
July 12, 2013
Indri
Indri (Indri indri)
Family: Indriidae
Andasibe, Madagascar
July 21, 2013
Ruffed and reddy
Red ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra)
Family: Lemuridae
Masoala
July, 2013
Voila mon goose
Ring-tailed mongoose (Galidia elegans)
Family: Eupleridae
Ranomafana, Madagascar
July, 2013
Head to tail
Ring-tailed mongoose (Galidia elegans)
Family: Eupleridae
Ranomafana, Madagascar
July, 2013
"Yes, I can stick out my tongue and touch my nose."
Ranomafana
July, 2013
When mongeese pretend they are tigers.
Ranomafana
July, 2013
Mongoose
Ranomafana
July 16, 2013
Canon 50D
The fossa!
Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox)
Family: Eupleridae
Tsimbazaza Zoo
Antananarivo, Madagascar
July, 2013
Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox)
Family: Eupleridae
Ansirabe
July, 2013
Looking up
Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox)
Family: Eupleridae
Ansirabe
July, 2013
Streaked tenrec
Lowland streaked tenrec (Hemicentetes semispinosus)
Masoala
July, 2013
Tenrec revenge
Lowland streaked tenrec (Hemicentetes semispinosus)
Masoala
July, 2013
Into the breech
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae)
Masoala
July 23, 2013
White-browed owl
White-browed owl (Ninox superciliaris)
July 7, 2013
White-browed owl
White-browed owl (Ninox superciliaris)
July 7, 2013
Kestrel at dusk
Madagascar or Malagasy kestrel (Falco newtoni)
Family: Falconidae (Falcons, kestrels, caracara)
Isalo
July 12, 2013
Kop with a hamer
Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta)
July, 2013
Mesite
Order: Mesitornithiformes
Family: Mesitornithidae
July 10, 2013
"Eh, you lookin at me?"
July 10, 2013
July 10, 2013
Myna attraction
Common myna (Acridotheres tristis)
July 28, 2013
lbj
Masoala
July 23, 2013
Black and white passerine
July 16, 2013
Canon 50D
Family: Pteropodidae (Old World fruit bats)
Ranomafana, Madagascar
Elephant bird egg
Centre Valbio
Ranomafana, Madagascar
July 16, 2013
Panther in the grass
Panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis)
Family: Chamaeleonidae (chameleons)
On the road to Daraina
July, 2013
Obviously, to get to the other side
Panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis)
Family: Chamaeleonidae (chameleons)
On the road to Daraina
Note the power step :D
July, 2013
Panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis)
Family: Chamaeleonidae (chameleons)
On the road to Daraina
July, 2013
Unsubtling
Panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis)
Family: Chamaeleonidae (chameleons)
On the road to Daraina
July, 2013
Macro photography
Panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis)
Family: Chamaeleonidae (chameleons)
On the road to Daraina
July, 2013
Curling up for the night
Chameleon
July, 2013
Chamel lot
Chameleon
July, 2013
Going green
Chameleon
July, 2013
Chameleon head
Chameleon
July 6, 2013
Berenty
Here's looking at you
Chameleon
July 6, 2013
Berenty
Green going up
Chameleon
July, 2013
Chameleon-ette
Chameleon
July, 2013
July 22, 2013
Hat trick
Daraina
July 27, 2013
Radiating forth
Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata)
Family Testudinidae (tortoises)
Lemur Park
Madagascar
July 1, 2013
Radiated tortoise - head shot
Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata)
Family Testudinidae (tortoises)
Lemur Park
Madagascar
July 1, 2013
Comes in a handy size
Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata)
Family Testudinidae (tortoises)
Madagascar
Receding
Baby tortoise
Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata)
Family Testudinidae (tortoises)
Arboretum
Madagascar
July 11, 2013
Endangered radiated tortoise carved out of endangered rosewood
Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata)
Family Testudinidae (tortoises)
Sambava, Madagascar
July 26, 2013
Rockin' the turtle theme
Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata)
Family Testudinidae (tortoises)
Isalo, Madagascar
July 13, 2013
Turning over an old leaf
Leaf-tailed gecko
Masoala, Madagascar
July 23, 2013
Beyond be leaf
Leaf-tailed gecko
Masoala
July 23, 2013
Gecko head
Green gecko
Madagascar Giant Day Gecko (Phelsuma madagascariensis grandis)
July 27, 2013
Madagascar Giant Day Gecko (Phelsuma madagascariensis grandis)
July 27, 2013
skink
Trachylepis gravenhorstii
July, 2013
Boa blue
Tsimbazaza Zoo
July 3, 2013
Frog
July, 2013
Green frog
July, 2013
When tomato frogs are embarassed
Maroansetra
July 22, 2013
"Don't even think about it Heinz"
genus: Dyscophus
family: Microhylidae)
Maroansetra
July 22, 2013
Mudgilligan's companion
Mudskipper, (possibly Periophthalmus argentilineatus)
July 8, 2013
With a hop, skip, and a jump
Mudskipper, (possibly Periophthalmus argentilineatus)
July 8, 2013
Hissing cockroach
Hissing cockroach (Gromphadorhina portentosa)
Phylum: Arthropoda
Berenty
July, 2013
Hissing cockroach
Hissing cockroach (Gromphadorhina portentosa)
Phylum: Arthropoda
Berenty
July 5, 2013
Dragon fly
Spiraling into control
Millipede
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Diplopoda
Masoala
July, 2013
Millipede
Millipede
Masoala
July, 2013
Green moth
Blue butterfly
Madagascar "Brilliant Blue" (Junonia rhadama)
Berenty
July 6, 2013
Silk worms
July 18, 2013
Silk worm Pupa and eggs
Silk worm
July, 2013
Silk from coccoon
July 18, 2013
Homemade silk
July 18, 2013
Coccoon
Manandona
July 18, 2013
Canon 50D
Pollinator
July 26, 2013
Golden orb
Madagascar orb-weaver (Nephila inaurata madagascariensis)
aka Red-legged golden orb-web spider
Phylum: Arthropoda
Berenty, Madagascar
July 6, 2013
Spider on 100 Ariary note
Madagascar orb-weaver (Nephila inaurata madagascariensis)
aka Red-legged golden orb-web spider
Phylum: Arthropoda
Berenty, Madagascar
July 6, 2013
Tree crab
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Order: Decapoda
Masoala
July, 2013
Cone shell
Masoala
July, 2013
Spiral shell game
Berenty
July 5, 2013
Bay-o-robert
Baobab
July 12, 2013
Baaaab
Baobab
July 12, 2013
Baobab
Baobab
Spiny forest
July 5, 2013
Allamanda
Allamanda (Allamanda catharica)
Family: Apocynaceae
Endemic to the Americas
Madagascar
July, 2013
Flame vine
Flame vine (Pyrostegia venusta)
Family: Bignoniaceae
Le Palmier, Tulear
Madagascar
July 8, 2013
Pandanus fruit
Masoala
Madagascar
July 22, 2013
Pandanus fruit
Masoala
July 22, 2013
Ginger
Family: Zingiberaceae
Order: Zingiberales
Sambava
July 27, 2013
Ginger
Family: Zingiberaceae
Order: Zingiberales
Sambava
July 27, 2013
Madagascar periwinkle
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Catharanthus
Species: possibly Catharanthus roseus
Peri-Twin-kles
July, 2013
Cup of Gold
Cup of Gold Vine Solandra maxima
Family: Solanaceae
Order: Solanales
July, 2013
Endemic to the Americas
Drosera bugged
Spiny forest
Euphorb
Spiny forest
Madagascar
July 11, 2013
Canon rebel T5i
Euphorb flower
Spiny forest
Madagascar
July 11, 2013
Canon 50D
Euphorb
Spiny forest
Madagascar
July 11, 2013
Canon 50D
Euphorb
Spiny forest
Madagascar
July 11, 2013
Canon 50D
Euphorb bleeding
Spiny forest
Madagascar
July 11, 2013
Canon 50D
Invader
July, 2013
Three drops
July, 2013
Spiny forest
Madagascan Ocotillo (Alluaudia procera)
July 5, 201
Berenty
Euphorb with lichen
Alluaudia ascendens
July 5, 201
Berenty
Beans!
July 26, 2013
Paddies
July, 2013
Planting
July 7, 2013
Rice vender
July 3, 2013
Vary sosoa
Rice porridge
July 3, 2013
Orchid beans
Vanilla planifolia
Family: Orchidaceae
Endemic to the Americas
Sambava
July 26, 2013
Drying
Vanilla planifolia
Family: Orchidaceae
Bundling vanilla
Vanilla planifolia
Family: Orchidaceae
Fresh vanilla
Vanilla planifolia
Family: Orchidaceae
Welcome to Maroansetra
Coconut
Cocos nucifera
Family: Arecaceae
Order: Arecales
Maroansetra
July 22, 2013
Welcome travelers
Traveller's Palm
Ravenala madagascariensis
Family: Strelitziaceae - Bird of Paradise family ie not a true palm! In fact these plants are not even in the same order as palms!
Order: Zingiberales
Travellers' Palm is the symbol of Air Madagascar (Air Maybe)
July, 2013
Bamboo
Bamboo
July, 2013
Nested fungus
Bird's nest fungus (Cyathus haller)
Order: Agaricales
Family: Nidulariaceae
Masoala, Madagascar
July 23, 2013
With thanks to Danny Newman (myxomop) for the ID.
White jelly
White jelly fungus
Tremella fuciformis
Order: Tremellales
Family: Tremellaceae
Masoala
July 23, 2013
Ranomafana, Madagascar
July 16, 2013
Canon Rebel T5i
Ranomafana, Madagascar
July 16, 2013
Canon Rebel T5i
Ranomafana, Madagascar
July 16, 2013
Canon Rebel T5i
Ranomafana, Madagascar
July 16, 2013
Canon Rebel T5i
Ranomafana, Madagascar
July 16, 2013
Canon Rebel T5i
Ranomafana, Madagascar
July 16, 2013
Canon Rebel T5i
Ranomafana, Madagascar
July 16, 2013
Canon Rebel T5i
Ranomafana, Madagascar
July 16, 2013
Canon Rebel T5i
Ranomafana, Madagascar
July 16, 2013
Canon Rebel T5i
Ranomafana, Madagascar
July 16, 2013
Canon Rebel T5i
Ranomafana, Madagascar
July 16, 2013
Canon Rebel T5i
Ranomafana, Madagascar
July 16, 2013
Canon Rebel T5i
Ranomafana, Madagascar
July 16, 2013
Canon Rebel T5i
Marble-ous
July, 2013
Group at Anja
Anja
July 14, 2013
Jane Gaubatz - rock star
July 12, 2013
Chameleon and Julie
July, 2013
Sophia is fit for hissing
Hissing cockroach (Gromphadorhina portentosa)
Phylum: Arthropoda
Berenty
July, 2013
Hissing and kissing
Kira and
Hissing cockroach (Gromphadorhina portentosa)
Phylum: Arthropoda
Berenty
July 6, 2013
Hissing and kissing
Hayley and
Hissing cockroach (Gromphadorhina portentosa)
Phylum: Arthropoda
Berenty
July 6, 2013
Hissing and kissing
Bob and
Hissing cockroach (Gromphadorhina portentosa)
Phylum: Arthropoda
Berenty
July 6, 2013
Darwin and the roach
Hissing cockroach (Gromphadorhina portentosa)
Phylum: Arthropoda
Berenty
July 6, 2013
Felicia has a ball
July, 2013
Kira
Ifaty
July 9, 2013
John
Ifaty
July 9, 2013
Sushmita prepares to take aim
Amy, Charles, and Zoboomafoo
Lemur park near Tana
July 1, 2013
Sophia and friend
July 4, 2016
Bob, Jayne and baby
July 3, 2016
Hailey gives a piggyback ride
July 4, 2016
Jayne gives a piggyback ride
July 4, 2016
Eye on Madagascar
Barry explains it all
Spiny forest
July 5, 2013
Zanzibar - karaoke
Vohemar
July 27, 2013
Tree huggers
Spiny forest
July 5, 2013
Tree hugger Clara
Spiny forest
July 5, 2013
Tree hugger Amy
Spiny forest
July 5, 2013
Bob and Baobab
Spiny forest
July 5, 2013
Eva with panther
July 26, 2013
Fellow travelers
July 26, 2013
En route
hadley. sushmita, hailey, eva
June 30, 2013
Canon T5i
Closing dinner
July 21, 2013
Girl
July, 2013
Woman with a hat
July 3, 2013
"Orange you impressed?"
July, 2013
It's curtains for this woman
Daraina
July 26, 2013
HIFK
July 3, 2013
Ifaty woman
Ifaty
July 9, 2013
Ifaty woman
Ifaty
July 9, 2013
Girl
Ifaty
July 9, 2013
Highland child
Ifaty
July 9, 2013
M kids
Ansirabe
July 19, 2013
Woman smiling
Berenty
July 8, 2013
Woman smiling
Berenty
July 8, 2013
Hair raising experience
Berenty
July 5, 2013
Blanket and yams
Berenty
July 5, 2013
Woman with baby in the field
Berenty
July 5, 2013
Communing
July, 2013
Four friends
July 1, 2013
Millipede Movember
Masoala
July 23, 2013
Heads up
Lemur Island, Madagascar
July 20, 2013
Bob and Hadley on plane
With Lulu and Ashley as arial bombers
July 23, 2013
Bob and Hailey - Isalo
July 13, 2013
Bob and Malagasy man
July 5, 2013
Darwin with elephant bird egg
July 21, 2013
Darwin and tomato frog
July 22, 2013
Darwin and Mongoose
Ranomafana
July 16, 2013
Canon 50D
Centre Valbio
Ranomafana
July 16, 2013
Canon 50D
Centre Valbio
Ranomafana
July 16, 2013
Canon 50D
Mad gas car at Centre Valbio
Ranomafana
July 16, 2013
Canon 50D
Dauphin from the air
Fort Dauphin
July 5, 2013
Le soleil et la fenêtre
July 12, 2013
Window
July 12, 2013
Window on the universe
July 12, 2013
Isalo
July 12, 2013
Tulear
The group with Louise and Charlie
Le Palmier, Tulear
July 8, 2013
Two bikes
Le Palmier, Tulear
July 8, 2013
Funds levied
Ifaty
July 8, 2013
Mangrove
Mangrove
Ifaty
July 8, 2013
The story of Ankazobe
Anzaobe
July 2, 2013
The group in Ankazobe
Anzaobe
July 2, 2013
Ant house?
Anzaobe
July 2, 2013
Statue in lake Anosy
Lake Anosy, Tana
July 3, 2013
Scuba Bob
Ifaty
July 9, 2013
Under the sea
Ifaty
July 9, 2013
Sail and sky
July 9, 2013
Bob gets dhow'n
July 9, 2013
GoPro
Gold mine
July 27, 2013
Gold miner
July 27, 2013
Gold miner - with Steven Seagal
Daraina
July 27, 2013
deforestion
Daraina
July 26, 2013
Kids and bricks
Namakia
July 11, 2013
National route 5B
July, 2013
The Mad Gas Car
Anzaobe
July 2, 2013
The Mad Gas Car with students
Fort Dauphin
July 4, 2013
The magic bus breaks down
July 3, 2013
Wagon train
near Tana
July 1, 2013
Canon 50D
Village life
July 18, 2013
Eric shoots a pineapple
Madagascar
Canon rebel T5i
July 3, 2013
Local transport
Zebu
July, 2013
Not kosher
July 3, 2013
School's out
July 3, 2013
Doing the wash
July 3, 2013
Laundry and garbage
July, 2013
Fishermen with nets
July 4, 2013
Fishermen and canoe
July 4, 2013
Onions and tomatoes
Tana
July 3, 2013
Bananas
July 5, 2013
Fish for sale
July 3, 2013
Cane
July 5, 2013
Blue door
July, 2013
Green door
July, 2013
Highland housing
July, 2013
Orange in earth and hearth
July, 2013
Beach house
July 4, 2013
Night music
Spiny forest night walk
Berenty
July 5, 2013
Breakfast
Ankazobe
July 2, 2013
Breakfast
Ankazobe
July 2, 2013
Dinner
Dinner
July 26, 2013
Girl with pot
July 26, 2013
Treats
Spiny forest night walk
Fort Dauphin
July 3, 2013
Handmade paper
Ambalavao
July 14, 2013
Painting
Namakia, Madagascar
July 11, 2013
Canon rebel T5i
Ariary
July 21, 2013
Bob with ariary
July 21, 2013
Bob with ariary
July 21, 2013
Frippery
July 7, 2013
Zanavao
July, 2013
Three tombs
July, 2013
The precarious crossing
Ambohitsimanova
July 18, 2013
The turning of the bones
Ambohitsimanova
July 18, 2013
Celebration
Famadihana
Ambohitsimanova
July 18, 2013
Preparing the meal
Ambohitsimanova
July 18, 2013
Comestibles for the festival
Ambohitsimanova
July 18, 2013
Community
Ambohitsimanova
July 18, 2013
Rewrapping the bodies
Ambohitsimanova
July 18, 2013
Tomb-escents
Ambohitsimanova
July 18, 2013
Tombs day
Ambohitsimanova
July 18, 2013
The inner threshold
Famadihana
Ambohitsimanova
July 18, 2013
Inside the crypt
Famadihana
Ambohitsimanova
July 18, 2013
Sunset
On walk back from the famadihana
Ambohitsimanova
July 18, 2013
Newly processed - need sorting
Masoala, Madagascar
July 23, 2013
Canon 5D Mark II
Influenza H7N9
Influenza
Masoala, Madagascar
July 29, 2013
Canon Rebel T5i
Fort Dauphin, Madagascar
July 4, 2013
Canon Rebel T5i
Fort Dauphin, Madagascar
July 4, 2013
Canon Rebel T5i
Fort Dauphin, Madagascar
July 4, 2013
Canon Rebel T5i
Isalo, Madagascar
Berenty, Madagascar
July 5, 2013
Isalo, Madagascar
Berenty, Madagascar
July 5, 2013
Berenty, Madagascar
July 5, 2013
Canon 5D Mark II
Barn owl
Berenty, Madagascar
July 5, 2013
Canon 5D Mark II
July 15, 2013
Canon REBEL T5i
July 15, 2013
Canon REBEL T5i
July 15, 2013
Canon REBEL T5i
July 12, 2013
Canon 5D
Bob
July 17, 2013
Canon 50D
Mangrove
July 10, 2013
Canon 5D Mark II
July 10, 2013
Canon 5D Mark II
Sunbird
July 10, 2013
Canon 5D Mark II
Fern
July 13, 2013
Canon 50D
July 13, 2013
Canon 5D Mark II
Isalo the hutt
July 13, 2013
Canon 50D
Bob and Sophia
July 13, 2013
Canon 50D
Reptilian outcropping
July 13, 2013
Canon REBEL T5i
July 13, 2013
Canon 50D
Jacob
July 13, 2013
Canon REBEL T5i
Canon REBEL T5i
July 13, 2013
Canon REBEL T5i
Canon REBEL T5i
July 13, 2013
Canon REBEL T5i
Canon REBEL T5i
July 13, 2013
Canon 5D Mark II
July 13, 2013
Canon REBEL T5i
July 11, 2013
Canon 50D
July 11, 2013
Canon 50D
Radiation
Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata)
Family Testudinidae (tortoises)
July 11, 2013
Canon 50D
Radiation
July 11, 2013
Canon 50D
July 11, 2013
Canon 50D
Tree art
July 11, 2013
Canon 50D
July 11, 2013
Canon 50D
July 11, 2013
Canon 5D Mark II
Ammonite
Ammonite
Namakia, Madagascar
July 11, 2013
Canon 5D Mark II
Ammonite
Ammonite
Namakia, Madagascar
July 11, 2013
Canon 5D Mark II
July 11, 2013
Canon 5D Mark II
July 11, 2013
Canon 5D Mark II
Orbweaver
Redleg orbweaver (Trichonephila inaurata madagascariensis)
Family: Nephilidae (golden orbweavers)
Namakia, Madagascar
July 11, 2013
Canon 5D Mark II
White-fronted plover
White-fronted plover (Anarhynchus marginatus)
Family: Charadriidae (plovers and lapwings)
Ifaty, Madagascar
July 9, 2013
Canon 5D Mark II
Desert rose
July 11, 2013
Canon 5D Mark II
Marmite sign
Signs
Namakia, Madagascar
July 11, 2013
Canon 5D Mark II
Sign - spiny forest Ifaty
Signs
Ifaty, Madagascar
July 10, 2013
Canon 5D Mark II
Girl at water's edge
July 9, 2013
Canon 5D Mark II
Walking with wash
July 9, 2013
Canon 5D Mark II
Fig
Berenty, Madagascar
July 7, 2013
Canon 5D Mark II
Isalo, Madagascar
July 13, 2013
Canon 5D Mark II
Isalo, Madagascar
July 13, 2013
Canon 5D Mark II
Isalo, Madagascar
July 13, 2013
Canon 5D Mark II
Isalo, Madagascar
July 13, 2013
Canon 5D Mark II
Isalo, Madagascar
July 13, 2013
Canon 5D Mark II
Isalo, Madagascar
July 13, 2013
Canon 5D Mark II
Isalo, Madagascar
July 13, 2013
Canon 5D Mark II
Isalo, Madagascar
July 13, 2013
Canon 5D Mark II
Isalo, Madagascar
July 13, 2013
Canon 5D Mark II
Pod
Isalo, Madagascar
July 13, 2013
Canon 5D Mark II
Isalo, Madagascar
July 13, 2013
Canon 5D Mark II
Isalo, Madagascar
July 13, 2013
Canon 5D Mark II
Aloe
Aloe (Aloe imalotensis)
Family: Asphodelaceae (aloe family)
Isalo, Madagascar
July 13, 2013
Canon 5D Mark II
Madagascar itinerary - June 29, 2013 - July 29, 2013 - under construction
June 29, 2013
- SFO to Paris
June 30, 2013
- In Paris, met up and flew the last leg with half the group
- Paris to Tana - late night arrival
- met by Mamy, SIT transport to Hotel Raphia and check in
- Lodging at Hotel Raphia
- Paris to Tana - late night arrival
July 1, 2013
- Pack up
- Breakfast in hotel
- First encounter with The Magic Bus aka The Mad-gas-car
- Visit lemur park
- Picnic lunch outside lemur park
- Travel by bus to Ankazobe
- drop off bags
- Dinner at restaurant in town
- talk by Chris Birkenshaw, Missouri Botanical Garden
- Stay at La Promenade
- Breakfast in hotel
July 2, 2013
- Breakfast in town
- Hike in the small forest of Ankafobe with Chris Birkenshaw and the MBG staff
- Visited plant nursery
- Lunch at the edge of the forest, provided by local villagers
- Presentation by school children describing mural with history of town
- Student presentation - Hailey Juszczak - Darwin's orchid Angraecum sesquipedale
- Paid our respects at local wake
- Lodging at La Promenade in Ankazobe
- Hike in the small forest of Ankafobe with Chris Birkenshaw and the MBG staff
July 3, 2013
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- Late visit to Tsimbazaza Zoological Gardens - pretty degraded
- chance meeting with the director, near the fossa cages
- Student presentation - Kira Kalkus and Felicia King - joint presentation - Early colonizations
- Lodging at Hotel Raphia
- Late visit to Tsimbazaza Zoological Gardens - pretty degraded
July 4, 2013
- Flight from Ivato airport in Tana to Fort Dauphin
- Talk by Naina Raevoniaina (SIT) on Malagasy culture
- Beach time
- Lodging at Hotel Le Dauphin
- Talk by Naina Raevoniaina (SIT) on Malagasy culture
July 5, 2013
- Depart for Berenty
- Visit Ranomainty with Barry Ferguson (University of East Anglia)
- Night walk - spiny forest - mouse lemur, sportive lemur
- musical performance by locals - at the forest edge
- Student presentation - Sophia Colombari - The Future Eaters
- Lodging at Berenty
- Visit Ranomainty with Barry Ferguson (University of East Anglia)
July 6, 2013
- Breakfast at Berenty
- Presentation by Barry Ferguson -
- Explore Berenty
- Night walk - gallery forest
- Student presentation - Jacob Dalder - Ethnobotany
- Lodging at Berenty
- Presentation by Barry Ferguson -
July 7, 2013
- Flight from Fort Dauphin to Tulear - delayed
- Student presentation at the airport - Jordan Shapiro - Extinction of megafauna
- Dinner at Zebu Philosophe, Le Palmier
- Lodging at Le Palmier
- Student presentation at the airport - Jordan Shapiro - Extinction of megafauna
July 8, 2013
- Presentation by Louise Jasper, accompanied by Charlie Gardner
- Visit Honko mangrove project, walking tour
- Student presentation - John Butterfield - Madagascar fish eagle
- Lodging at Auberge-In
- Visit Honko mangrove project, walking tour
July 9, 2013
- Snorkling with Reef Doctor NGO
- Lunch and talk by Reef Doctor
- Scuba diving - John, Kira, and me - Canyons, Mangily, Anne Furr, dive master
- Massage at hotel
- Student presentation - Louise Lu - Parasite paradise
- Lodging at Auberge-In, Ifaty
- Lunch and talk by Reef Doctor
July 10, 2013
- Drive back to Tulear
- Lunch at the Zebu Philosophe, Le Palmier
- Student presentation - Ashley Semanskee - Mouse lemurs
- Bank run and shopping - T-shirts
- drive to Namakia
- Students camped, staff stayed in Jim Hansen's house
- Lunch at the Zebu Philosophe, Le Palmier
July 11, 2013
- Morning beach run, solo, towards the village
- Breakfast at La Marmite
- Andatabo, Table Mountain - Ethnobotanical cultural Hike
- Student presentation - Eric Liaw
- Arboretum
- Goat party with locals - music, dancing
- Camp in Namakia
- Breakfast at La Marmite
July 12, 2013
- depart for Isalo
- Sunset at the Window of Isalo
- Student presentations - Sushmita Sridhar - Human wildlife conflict, Eva Hellman - Logging, followed by joint discussion
- Dinner
- Lodging at Hotel Les Orchidees in Ranohira
- Sunset at the Window of Isalo
July 13, 2013
- Breakfast at hotel
- Hike to Piscine Naturelle
- Picnic lunch - maki, brown lemurs
- Hike to Piscine Noire and Piscine Blue
- Lodging at Hotel Les Orchidees in Ranohira
- Dinner at Hotel
- Student Presentation
- Hike to Piscine Naturelle
July 14, 2013
- Drive to Anja
- Hike in Anja Reserve ith local guides - ringtails on the rocks
- Papier Antemoro in Ambalavao - handmade paper
- Drive to Fianarantsoa
- Loding at Mini-Croc in Fianarantsoa
- Dinner at Hotel
- Student presentation - Ashley Semanskee - Dispersal of mammals to Madagascar
- Hike in Anja Reserve ith local guides - ringtails on the rocks
July 15, 2013
- Breakfast at Hotel, joined by Maia Freudenberger
- Visit old town in upper Fianarantsoa
- Tour by Maia
- Travel to Ranomafana
- Dinner at Centre Valbio
- Student presentation - Clara Luu - Island dwarfism
- Lodging at Centre Valbio
- Visit old town in upper Fianarantsoa
July 16, 2013
- Hike in Ranomafana
- visit town of Ranomafana
- Dinner at Centre Valbio
- Student presentation - John Butterfield - Fisheries and Island Biogeography
- Lodging at Centre Valbio
- visit town of Ranomafana
July 17, 2013
- Breakfast at Centre Valbio
- Stop at waterfall, sundew
- Lunch at Violette pizza
- shopping
- Home stay in village of Manandona with Agin and Pearlin
- Student presentation - Hadley Nelson - The Famadihana: Turning of the Bones
- Stop at waterfall, sundew
July 18, 2013
- Drive to Ambohitsimanova
- Famadiahana
- Hike back at sunset
- Lodging at Hotel Hasina, Antsirabe
- Famadiahana
July 19, 2013
- depart for Andasibe
- Picnic lunch outside of Tana
- Lodging at Hotel Feo ny Ala
- Student presentation - Amy Zuckerwise - Invasive species
- Picnic lunch outside of Tana
July 20, 2013
- Forest walk at Andasibe Special Reserve
- Lemur Island
- Fossa zoolet
- Very late lunch
- Night walk in Mitsinjo Forest Reserve - guide - Claude
- Lodging at Hotel Feo ny Ala
- Lemur Island
July 21, 2013
- Mantidia National Park - Indri
- Drive back to Tana
- Closing dinner - speeches, goodbyes, gifts, pictures
- Transport back to hotel
- Lodging at Hotel Raphia
- Drive back to Tana
Post course excursion to Northern Madagascar - July 22 - July 29, 2013
with Eva Hellman, Felicia King, Hadley Nelson, Louise Lu, Ashley Semanskee, and Hery Andrianiantafana as guide and organizer
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July 22, 2013
- Early morning transport to Tana airport, final goodbyes
- Air Mad changed flight from direct Tana to Maroansetra --> Tana to Sambava to Maroansetra with long layover in Sambava.
- Lunch in Sambava at Las Palmas - on the beach
- Drop bags off at hotel in Maroansetra
- Walk through town on excursion to see tomato frogs
- Lodging at Le Relais du Masoala
- Air Mad changed flight from direct Tana to Maroansetra --> Tana to Sambava to Maroansetra with long layover in Sambava.
July 23, 2013
- Maroantsetra to Masoala - two motorboats - whales
- Lunch at hotel
- Night walk in Masoala wth Felicia, Hery, Ursula, Alden, and me
- Lodging at Le Petit Relais - just outside park entrance
- Lunch at hotel
July 24, 2013
- Hike in Masoala - red ruffed lemurs
- lunch at lodge
- Afternoon hike with just the guide (Alden) and me
- Village visit
- Night walk back to lodge
- Dinner at lodge
- Lodging at Le Petit Relais - just outside Masoala
- lunch at lodge
July 25, 2013
- Early breakfast at hotel in Masoala
- Boat trip back from Masoala to Maroansetra - rough waters, rain, whales up close
- Flight from Maroantsetra to Sambava
- Afternoon beach run, solo, towards the point
- Dinner in town - Chinese - Mimi
- Lodging at Las Palmas
- Boat trip back from Masoala to Maroansetra - rough waters, rain, whales up close
July 26, 2013
- Drive from Sambava to Daraina
- Lunch in Vohemar
- Night walk in Daraina - aye aye
- Lunch in Vohemar
July 27, 2013
- Visit Daraina - Ian Tattersol sifaka, gold mining - pits and temporary town
- Drive from Daraina to Vohemar
- Dinner at hotel in town
- Karaoke bar
- Drive from Daraina to Vohemar
July 28, 2013
- Drive from Vohemar to Sambava
- Fly to Tana
- Stop off at hotel
- Final dinner with Jim Hansen, Mamy, Hery, Daniel, Tom Cushman (Richfield Investor Services), Roland Pritchett (Academic Director of Madagascar: Urbanization and Rural Development program based in Tana), Eva, Lulu, Felicia, Hadley, Ashley, and me
- to airport for flight just after midnight
- Fly to Tana
July 29, 2013
- Tana to Paris, sit with Lulu, Hadley also on plane
- Paris to SFO
- Early morning transport to Tana airport, final goodbyes
Participants
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John Butterfield
Jacob Dalder
Sophia Colombari Figueroa
Eva Hellman
Hailey Juszczak
Kira Kalkus
Felicia King
Julie Koenig
Eric Liaw
Louise Lu
Clara Luu
Hadley Nelson
Ashley Semanskee
Jordan Shapiro
Sushmita Sridhar
Amy Zuckerwise
Teaching Assistant
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Jayne Gaubatz
Staff
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Hery Andrianiantefana
Mamy Rajaonah
Claude - driver
Naina - assistant
Last modified: May 25, 2025
Created: November 7, 2012
Contact: siegelr@stanford.edu
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