Madagascar: Island of bizarre

(People's Daily Online)

08:11, August 10, 2012

An animal protection worker presents a giant chameleon in a zoo near Antananarivo, capital of Madagascar. Besides the tropical beauty, Madagascar, the African island country in the Indian Ocean, is well-known for the diversity and uniqueness of species. It is the only home to a number of bizarre animals that have vanished long ago in other places of the world. (Photo/Xinhua)

Translated and edited by Chen Lidan, People’s Daily Online

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