by Anthony | Nov 6, 2023 | Africa, Madagascar
About 30 minutes of walking into the scorching hot forest, we arrive at a hole in the ground. The temperature is what the locals would call “Mafana Be” which is Malagasy for REALLY HOT. It doesn’t look like much, and there’s a 40 foot ladder...
by Anthony | Nov 4, 2023 | Anjajavy, Madagascar
Madascincus melanopleura, also known as the common Madagascar skink, is a species of skink in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.
by Anthony | Nov 4, 2023 | Anjajavy, Madagascar
You see all kinds of crazy things. Like giant blue Cicadas, giant land crabs, and tiny mouse lemurs. And *the* giant spider. Everything is “giant” in Madagascar. It’s dark. We have flashlights. Everything is still. Partly because they’re in...
by Anthony | Nov 3, 2023 | Anjajavy, Madagascar
Tortoises play a huge part in the natural ecosystem in Madagascar. They help spread seeds of the Baobab Trees, and everything else I’m leaving out. So, they have a really great small sanctuary for them here, and they’ve gone from zero, to about 40? since...
by Anthony | Nov 3, 2023 | Madagascar
As promised, more Lemurs at L’hotel in Anjajavy, Madagascar. They’re surprisingly chill, for wild animals. Beautiful things are just everywhere.
by Anthony | Nov 2, 2023 | Anjajavy, Madagascar
This is “the Oasis” within the Anjajavy L’Hôtel lodge. It’s absolutely breath-taking. The reserve is also home of a wide variety of lemurs, reptiles and other endemic flora and fauna. I’m a huge lover of all things flora. There’s a...
by Anthony | Nov 2, 2023 | Africa, Madagascar
These crabs are about 18″ wide, side to side. I was able to get pretty close to this one.
by Anthony | Nov 1, 2023 | Africa, Madagascar
Yes, they have a shorter name, it’s ‘Tana. The full name is more fun. This is the most populous city, center of the country, bustling and alive. William & Georgene Krauss
by Anthony | Nov 1, 2023 | Anjajavy, Madagascar
Madagascar is out of this world. It really does seem like something that belongs on another planet. It’s like the Galapagos of the African continent, with all it’s bio-diversity, extreme climates, and extraterrestrial terrain. You really get a sense when...
