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Madagascar. Great facts. Madagascar is the world's fourth biggest island after Greenland, New Guinea and Borneo. History. The Malagasy are thought to be descendents of Africans and Indonesians who settled on the island more than 2,000 years ago. Animals.
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Great facts • Madagascar is the world's fourth biggest island after Greenland, New Guinea and Borneo.
History The Malagasy are thought to be descendents of Africans and Indonesians who settled on the island more than 2,000 years ago.
Animals • This a yellow lesser which is one of 28 species of bats on the island of Madagascar. • This is a Indri lemur.
Lemur species • Aloatian gentle lemur. • Aye-Aye. Ring tail • Red ruffed lemur Fat tailed • dwarf lemur.
Lemur facts • Lemurs are also known as ghosts of spirits in roman mythology. • Lemurs are confused for ancestral primates • Today there nearly over 100 species of lemurs
Birds species Madagascar magpie robin Madagascar teal Madagascar bee eater Blue water bird (extinct)
Bird facts • There is at least 99 different type of Madagascar bird species
moths • sunset moth hawk moth moon moth comet moth
Moth facts • The three most popular moths are the comet moth, moon moth, sunset moth. • There are over 12 species.
summary • In Madagascar its hotter. • Madagascar has more animals than England • Madagascar doesn’t have as much farms as England. • Madagascar is more populated than England.