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Traveling Exhibit

Rainforest

Ambanizana River
Ambanizana River
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The central part of the Masoala Peninsula is the largest remaining area of rainforest in Madagascar.

We spent several days on the west slope and ridge of the Masoala Peninsula. Walking up the Ambanizana River for several hours, we turned east and uphill to camp at about 600m (2000 ft) elevation.

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Contents:
1.Ranomafana National Park
2.Analamazoatra Special Reserve
3.Montagne d'Ambre National Park
4.Masoala
Peninsula

 ·Beach at Ambanizana
 ·Black and yellow spider
 ·Red clawed crab
 ·Large red and black frog
 ·Green Treefrog
 ·Ambanizana River
 ·Red Ruffed Lemur call
 ·Red and black click beetle
 ·Purple flowers
 ·Fungus Weevil
 ·Green and black frog
 ·Green chameleon
 ·Assassin bug
 ·Hopper
 ·Snail on Gravesia leaf
 ·Gravesia leaf and fruit
 ·Decaying leaf
 ·Ambohitsi-
tondroina hilltop

5.Nosy Mangabe Special Reserve
6.Former rainforest near Sambava
 
Golden Mantella, Mantella aurantiaca

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