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Did you ever wonder how far you could travel through the ocean, in a straight line, before you hit land? If you set sail from Pakistan and never adjusted course, you’d pass between Africa and Madagascar, then between Antarctica and Tierra Del Fuego in South America, and finally end up in Russia nearly 20,000 miles later!
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Madagascar is the native home to all of around 100 lemur species, including the newest addition. The Grove’s dwarf lemur was discovered in Ranomafana and Andringitra National Parks. With opposable thumbs, giant eyes, a 6 inch body and 11 inch tail, the tiny primate leaps around the rainforest canopy picking fruit and looking cute!
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A gecko discovered in Madagascar can shed its skin on demand! Geckolepis megalepis has scales like thick bony plates that fall off when it feels threatened. The scales detach all the way to the muscle, leaving a gecko that looks like raw chicken. The scales grow back in just a few weeks.
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