The proud lion Alex, the broken-mouthed zebra Marty, the neurotic giraffe Melman and the hippotamus Gloriaz, live a carefree life in Central Park until one day Marty runs away from home, in order to find Marty they embark on a journey to find their dream home, and the four friends who also have dreams finally arrive in Madagascar, the land of dreams, with their own firm intentions, and start a new life.
Since the first release of the movie "Madagascar" in 2005, it has quickly swept the world, and by 2012, three works have been published, and Madagascar, a previously little-known place, has also quickly become popular through the promotion of movies. Is it really as beautiful as it is depicted in the movie? Let's find out together!
Demystify Madagascar
It is said that about 165 million years ago, a large piece of land separated and drifted from the plate of the African continent, eventually forming the world's fourth largest island with an area of 590,000 square kilometers in the Indian Ocean, Madagascar.
Some ancient flora and fauna were isolated from the rest of the world and evolved on this isolated island alone. Later, many species went extinct, but new species were constantly spawned here, and today, up to 70% of endemic species constitute a precious flora and fauna that is unique in the world.
Does the real-life Madagascar have as many cute animals as the scenes in the movies? In fact, the movie made a joke with us, so who is the real master of Madagascar?
The "master" of Madagascar
Madagascar is also the oldest island in the world, isolated from the rest of the world by its flora and fauna, and its clean, pristine islands are home to more than 200,000 species of flora and fauna, including fossa, small carnivores and about a few dozen species of lemurs.
1 King of the Forest - fossa
In the movie, Alax is absolutely in charge, and after much hard work, he finally becomes the true king of the forest. There is no trace of this king in Madagascar, and due to the forest restrictions on the island of Madagascar, there are no lions here, and fossa is the largest beast on the island.
Fossa is the most mysterious animal in Madagascar, and there is only one information about him, because he travels day and night in a mysterious way, and no one has even seen this animal for a long time, and this fierce cat-like animal is now less than 3,000 left in the whole of Madagascar.
2 small giraffes - long-necked monster worms
"Oh my God! This little guy is simply a giraffe among the zerg race! The "neck" accounts for almost two-thirds. This is an insect endemic to the island of Madagascar, the long-necked weevil.
Such a long neck is hard not to think of Melman, the giraffe in the animation flew over to Las Vegas, in reality, there is no giraffe figure on this island, this giraffe seems to be the spokesperson for the giraffe!
Why does this insect have such a long neck? Many people think that like giraffes, they are meant to hunt. In fact, this kind of insect only has such a long neck in males, and when they compete for a mate, the long neck becomes a tool for wrestling and fighting with each other.
3 hidden masters - chameleons
Unlike Alex's King's Wind, Marty's broken mouth is natural, wondering all the time whether she is a black strip on a white background or a white strip on a black background. Marty, as a passionate zebra with unique black and white stripes forming a protective color to adapt to the environment, Marty is born to wear a "stealth cloak" that can protect herself.
In fact, zebras are native to Africa, and although Madagascar does not have Marty's companions, it has an animal with the same specific "function" - the chameleon. Unlike the black and white stripes, this mischievous ghost has a more powerful aura and has colorful skin, which can be described as unpredictable.
They came to Madagascar, the world's fourth-largest island, where half of the world's roughly 160 chameleon species live, and they can only be found in Madagascar.
4 Movie original class centaurs - lemurs
The "lemur" that appears in the film is universally recognized as the cutest animal star on the island of Madagascar. This is also the animal that lives in the movie on the island of Madagascar.
A permanent resident of the island of Madagascar as early as 40 million years ago, lemurs are prehistoric surviving animals that were once neighbors with dinosaurs and appeared much earlier than their close relatives, monkeys. Currently, lemurs are ranked first on the world's endangered animal list and are considered one of the largest endangered populations. Madagascar is the last refuge of lemurs on Earth. Madagascar is also known as the "Island of lemurs".
Lemurs are animals that survived prehistory and were neighbors with dinosaurs as early as 40 million years ago. Currently, lemurs are ranked first on the world's list of endangered animals. Madagascar is the last refuge of lemurs on Earth and is therefore known as the "Lemur Island".
Three lemurs in Madagascar
In the "Madagascar" movie, there are mainly three lemurs, Julien, Maurice and Mort, the cute shape of the three little guys has teased a vote of fans, in the real madagascar, the three protagonists are the "Julian King" ring-tailed lemur, the "big hair" lemur and the "little hairy" mouse lemur.
>>>> Ring-tailed Lemur - Julian
Do you remember the magical "king" in the movie "Madagascar"? It has a beautiful long tail with a circle of black and white links on the tail. It is also known as the ring-tailed lemur, which is endemic to the African island of Madagascar.
The ring-tailed lemur family is also a "matrilineal clan", under the strict hierarchy, the female monkey has the supreme status, is the typical matrilineal clan, so the monkey king is usually also the mother monkey. Female lemurs and lemurs are privileged members of the knot-tailed lemur tribe, and they are the true leaders of the tribe.
>>>> refers to the lemur - big hair
In the movie Morris, aka "Big Hair". King Julian's right hand, short and chubby, was loyal to Julien at the cost of his life. In fact, Maurice is a lemur.
The lemur has a unique feeding tool, which has become one of the reasons for its persecution. Its fingers are particularly long and thin, and when released, they feel like a witch in a fairy tale.
Although the reality refers to the lemurs as ugly, it cannot shake their status in the lemur world. It is the world's largest nocturnal primate, and because of the uniqueness of the lemur, humans are now looking for ways to protect it.
>>>> mouse lemur - small hair
Mott, from Madagascar, is a mouse lemur, king Julian's little follower (the other is Maurice). The mouse lemur is the smallest monkey in the world. It looks like a mouse, its tail is similar to a fox's, and its head and hands and feet resemble a monkey, so it is called a mouse lemur.
Look for King Julian
Madagascar is the last promised land for lemurs, and in addition to the "King Julian", the ring-tailed lemur, dozens of species of its relatives and friends are also inhabited. Let's follow the movie Madagascar to visit King Julian's hometown and see how the king ran his lemur kingdom.
On the island of Madagascar, as in the movie, there is also a lemur king.
The Indri lemur is commonly known as the King Lemur and is the largest and only short-tailed lemur of any lemur. Hidden in and out of and in andazibe National Park, the King Lemur is one of the first five nature reserves established in Madagascar due to the integrity of the rainforest ecosystem, becoming an excellent habitat for a large number of rare animals and plants, including brown lemurs, collar lemurs and other more than a dozen species of lemurs.
In Search of the "Demon Tree"
Baobab - as one of the ancient and unique tree species on this earth, currently only distributed in the African continent, parts of North America and Madagascar, although the bread tree is not unique to Madagascar, but the landscape of baobab groves can only be seen here, and the species are rich, all 8 kinds of baobab trees in the world can be seen in the Bemaha Stone Forest National Geopark, 7 of these 8 species are still unique to Madagascar, and can not be seen elsewhere
Legend has it that the baobab tree grew like this because the devil uprooted it and planted it upside down in the ground. That's why some call it the "Demon Tree."
There are many monkeys in Madagascar who often climb in groups to pick fruit from trees to eat, and over time this tree that is rich in sweet fruits is known as "baobab tree". Madagascar is not only the "Island of Lemurs", but also the "Kingdom of Baobab Trees" The baobab tree is also known as the Tree of Life, which can rescue people who are dying of thirst, and once served as a life-saving tree for travelers!
Patches of baobab trees form a magnificent landscape of the savannah, a miraculous monument to Madagascar that nature has bestowed upon it.
Get back on a journey back to nature
Madagascar, the first island in Africa and the fourth largest in the world, is one of the most backward countries in the world's industrial economy. Because of this, the most pristine natural landscape has been preserved, where humans and animals live in peace, and for the flora and fauna of the island, it is their last home.
There is no heavy industry, no subway, no commercial center, some "breathable" air, "drinkable" water sources and blue skies.
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