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Hey, welcome to Madagascar!
What comes to mind when you think of Madagascar? Is it the "Penguins of Madagascar" that aired on the children's channel more than ten years ago? Or a distant African island nation? Or a picturesque destination?
Today I will introduce you to the creatures that really exist on the island of Madagascar~
Unique appearance, this is the only one
If you tell you that there is an animal with a dog's face and a cat body, and can also make goose calls, are you curious? This creature is the Malagasy long-tailed civet. It not only looks unique, but also does not play cards according to common sense in terms of mating habits, although it is also "three wives and four concubines", but the "wife and concubine" here refers to males.
There is also a not-so-famous animal called finger monkeys, which have an unusually long middle finger, which is considered ominous by the locals, but just looking at their furry appearance, there is nothing scary.
I'm not a cat or a dog
With a unique skill that continues to this day
Madagascar Island is home to a variety of lemurs, the world's smallest primate, the mouse lemur, which takes advantage of the night to hunt and can do more with less; The big lemur "as the name suggests" can move freely through the forest because of its strong jumping ability; The large bamboo lemur can enjoy delicious food because of the mysterious substance in its stomach.
They all possess extraordinary skills to survive on the island for tens of millions of years.
Some bamboo no?
Crossing the sea with false truth
Learning to camouflage is essential to survive in Madagascar, the pygmy dead-leaved chameleon is about the size of a postage stamp and looks like a dead yellow leaf, although they are called chameleons, they do not need to change color, and their fake appearance is enough to make them hide from predators.
In addition to the ability to change color, the King Chameleon also has an amazing tongue, which can accelerate from 0 to 97 kilometers per hour in 10 milliseconds when ejected, far exceeding the performance of many cars!
Do you dare to move? I didn't dare to move
How about it, do you understand some Madagascar, continue to join us tonight, and explore Madagascar without leaving home!