Greater Bamboo Lemur

Mammals > Lemurs

The Greater Bamboo Lemur (Prolemur simus), also historically known as the broad-nosed gentle lemur, is one of the world’s rarest and most ecologically specialized primates, endemic exclusively to the fragmented humid rainforests of eastern Madagascar....

Dobson’s Shrew Tenrec

Mammals > Tenrecs

Dobson’s Shrew Tenrec (Microgale dobsoni), named in honor of Irish zoologist George Edward Dobson, is a delicate, fascinating afrotherian mammal endemic to the ancient, mist-drenched cloud forests of eastern Madagascar. Belonging to the diverse tenrec family...

Octopus Tree

Plants > Succulents & Desert Plants

The Octopus Tree (Didierea madagascariensis) is one of the most astonishing, otherworldly, and iconic endemic plants of Madagascar’s prehistoric ‘Spiny Forest’ (spiny thicket). Belonging to the small, ancient succulent family Didiereaceae, this...

Radiated Tortoise

Reptiles > Turtles & Tortoises

The Radiated Tortoise (Astrochelys radiata), universally celebrated as one of the most stunningly beautiful chelonians on Earth, is native exclusively to the unique, dry spiny forests of southern Madagascar. Belonging to the family Testudinidae, it is world-renowned...

Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec

Mammals > Afrosoricida

The Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec (Echinops telfairi) is a fascinating, spine-covered placental mammal belonging to the family Tenrecidae, endemic exclusively to the arid spiny thickets of southern and southwestern Madagascar. Although displaying an extraordinary...