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Biographies in biodiversity

Closeup of Radiated Tortoise
Closeup of Radiated Tortoise
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All four surviving species of Malagasy tortoises are in trouble; their condition ranges from declining to severely endangered. At least one large species, comparable to the giant Galapagos and Aldabra Island tortoises, became extinct in the last thousand years.

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Contents:
1.Plants
2.Millipedes
3.Frogs
4.Tortoises
 ·Closeup of Radiated Tortoise
 ·Radiated Tortoise

5.Snakes
6.Iguanid Lizards
7.Chameleons
8.Birds
9.Lemurs
10.Carnivores
11.Rodents
 
Golden Mantella, Mantella aurantiaca

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