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Day 18 - Malagasy Bat

• The Madagascar flying fox is threatened by loss of habitat, traditional medicine and hunting.

These bats fly and disperse seeds and pollinate flowers, ensuring the regeneration of plants and the forest.

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17 - Greater Bamboo Lemur

• One of the only species of lemur who sees its population increased thanks to Helpsimus association.
Since 2014, the population has been multiplied by 2.4 in their conservation area reaching a number of 550 individuals in 2020.

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16 - Malagasy Rodent

• The Malagasy giant jumping rat is the largest rodent native to Madagascar.
The species is threatened by deforestation, disease, the introduction of invasive species and predation by dogs and cats.

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Day 15 - Avahi

• Woolly lemurs are part of the Indridae family, which also includes indris and sifakas.

The Sambirano woolly lemur is critically endangered, the species is very poorly known, the main threat is hunting and deforestation.

@Shelligator1 Can I suggest Alphonse the white fronted leemy ?
He's a very sweet boy !💚

Thanks for the opportunity !

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Day 13 - Aye-aye

• One of the most unloved and misunderstanding animals !!
The species is victim of superstitions and are generally considered bad omens, killed on sight and hung up so that the "malefic spirit" be carried away by travelers.

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Day 12 - Malagasy gecko

• There is a wide variety of gecko species in Madagascar, but these small animals are victims of the exotic animal trafficking.

The Madagascar giant day gecko is very popular in captivity.

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Day 11 - Indri

• Also named Babakoto, there're many myths & legends around this animal, unfortunately it is no longer protected by taboos (fady), due to the collapse of traditional beliefs. They're threatened by logging, hunt and clandestine sapphire mines.

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Day 10 - Madagascar Pochard !

• It's one of the rarest birds in the world, victim of invasive species and destruction of its habitat, they totally disappeared from Alaotra Lake. A conservation program in the country is trying to restore a stable population.

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Day 9 - Microcebus

• Microcebus are the smallest lemurs ! They're arboreal and nocturnal species. They're omnivores and feed on insects, fruits, nectar, gum, and leaves.

• The smallest primate of the world is Madame Berthe's mouse lemur !