Animal world
New species of tiny lemurs are discovered
Scientists have discovered a new small-sized lemur species living in tropical forests in Madagascar.
Madagascar
Browse ScienceInfo articles and explainers related to Madagascar.
Topic archive
Articles about Madagascar
88 published items.
Animal world
25% of mammals are at risk of extinction
About one-quarter of mammal species face extinction, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature's latest biodiversity assessment report (IUCN).
Animal world
Unique horny snake species in the nose
Langaha Nasuta snake (Langaha madagascariensis) is often referred to as leaf snakes or Madagascar leaf snakes. This is an animal adapted to tree life.
Animal world
The clever camouflage screen in nature
To defend themselves from the fierce enemy, many animals have possessed an extremely delicate and ingenious masquerade instinct. Without eyesight, you can hardly recogni…
Animal world
Detection of tiny chameleon species 2.5 cm long
Two brothers photographer Will Burrard-Lucas and Matt Burrard-Lucas happened to discover a chameleon about the size of a fingernail at Amber Mountain Park, Madagascar.
Animal world
Discovered the species of Y-shaped lemur
It has the same body size as a squirrel, of Phaner - the lemur genus currently has only 4 species with the common feature is that the upper part of the body has a Y-shap…
Animal world
Detecting a rare predator strain
The new carnivore is called Duriel mongoose, one of the members of the mongoose family, in danger of extinction.
Animal world
Discover a new blind snake
This blind snake is one of the few animals present during Madagascar's formation.
Animal world
Lizard camouflage autumn leaves
Scientists say they have snapped the anomaly-shaped lizards with long tails disguised as autumn leaves in Andasibe-Mantadia National Park in Madagascar, off the east coa…
Animal world
Lemurs are being hunted
Rare lemur species are being hunted as a precious dish in Madagascar's political unrest, conservationists said.
Animal world
Discovered populations of large bamboo lemurs threatened in Madagascar
Researchers in Madagascar have confirmed the existence of a large bamboo lemur population located only one where the lemur is in a very fragile state of 400 kilometers (…
Animal world
Rediscover blind snakes in Madagascar
A representative of the blind snake was found on Madagascar after a missing century. The animal, which looks like a long pink worm, is the only known animal since the ot…
Animal world
Discover a new species of bat that has a sense
The world of bat species previously had only one type of sensory legs. Recently scientists have discovered new bats with parts attached to them
Animal world
3 more new lemurs species discovered
Famous for being the only residence of lemurs, Madagascar discovered three more species of timid primates. These 3 new lemurs have been officially named in an internatio…
Animal world
Discover a tiny gibbon
Two biologists, Urs Thalmann and Thomas Geissmann, of the Swiss University, found that Madagascar was a tiny gibbon on the island. In fact, these small apes have been di…