{"id":20881,"date":"2022-09-26T18:00:08","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T16:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/?p=6329"},"modified":"2022-09-27T18:28:10","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T16:28:10","slug":"what-kind-of-wildlife-is-in-madagascar-and-what-animals-can-you-see","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/rss_feed\/what-kind-of-wildlife-is-in-madagascar-and-what-animals-can-you-see\/","title":{"rendered":"What kind of wildlife is in Madagascar and what animals can you see?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Megan Shersby\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 26 September 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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The island of Madagascar is a wildlife paradise filled with many exotic beautiful species that can\u2019t be found anywhere else<\/p>\n

Here are our favourite species to spot<\/p>\n

Illustration by Dawn Cooper<\/em><\/p>\n

Wildlife to spot in Madagascar<\/h2>\n

1. Fossa,\u00a0Kirindy Forest<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Fossa \u00a9 Shannon Wild \/ VW Pics \/ UIG \/ Getty<\/em><\/p>\n

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Fossas are Madagascar\u2019s apex predator, a large mongoose-like carnivore that can grow to nearly 1.5m long (if you include the tail). Elusive and hard to spot, but Kirindy is said to offer better odds than other locations.<\/p>\n

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2. Aye-aye,\u00a0Nosy Mangabe<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Aye-aye \u00a9 Frans Lanting \/ Getty<\/em><\/p>\n

The extraordinary aye-aye\u00a0was introduced to Nosy Mangabe, which it was hoped would develop an \u2018ark\u2019 population. If you want to see any aye-ayes, you\u2019ll have\u00a0to stay the night.<\/p>\n