The Wildlife Enthusiast’s Guide to Madagascar

Take a journey through Madagascar and discover the wildlife, national parks and ecoregions that make this incredible island so special. Madagascar is one of the 17 megadiverse countries and is home to extremely high levels of endemism, including all 100 lemur species, tenrecs and many genera of amphibians, reptiles and birds found nowhere else on Earth.
0:00 Rainforests of the Atsinanana
0:42 Masoala National Park
3:12 Aquatic Biome Pt.1 Turtles & Ray-finned Fishes
4:40 Marojejy National Park
6:11 Madagascar Humid Forests
6:45 Andasibe-Mantadia National Park
9:01 Analavory Geysers
9:39 Ranomafana National Park
11:15 Madagascar Subhumid Forests & Ericoid Thickets
11:38 Andringitra National Park
13:14 Xeric shrubland
13:27 Isalo National Park & Succulent Woodlands
15:23 Tsimanampetsotsa National Park & Spiny Thickets
17:46 Aquatic Biome Pt.2 Sharks
19:34 Madagascar Dry Deciduous Forests
19:58 Tsingy de Bemaraha
21:14 Madagascar Mangroves
22:57 Ankarafantsika National Park
22:46 Nosy Be & Nosy Hara
26:15 Aquatic Biome Pt.3 Whales
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Creative Commons & Other Attribution
Low Res Satellite Imagery: NASA
Medium Res Satellite Imagery: U.S. Geological Survey
Ecoregions Dataset: Resolve CC-BY 4.0
Additional Map Data: OpenStreetMap Contributors ODbL
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Boophis Bottae: Mika Andrianoelison WikiCommons CC-BY
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Media & Attribution
Unless stated above, all still images are used under license from Shutterstock.com. Thank you to everyone who makes their work available for use. Covering all of the wonderful species in these videos would not be possible without your incredible work.
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Sources & Further Reading
Listed below are the sources used to create the video.
Mammal species of Madagascar
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
Bird species of Madagascar
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
Reptile species of Madagascar
reptile-database.reptarium.cz/...
Fish & Amphibian Species of Madagascar
eol.org/
Animals Endemic to Madagascar
lntreasures.com/madagascarl.html
Madagascar Protected Areas
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protect...
Ecoregions of Madagascar
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecoregi...
www.oneearth.org/
Animal Diversity
animaldiversity.org/
Madagascar Tourism
madagascar-tourisme.com/
Rainforests of Atsinanana
whc.unesco.org/en/list/1257
Masoala National Park
www.naturalworldsafaris.com/a...
www.guinnessworldrecords.com/...
Green Sea Turtles
www.cms.int/iosea-turtles/sit...
ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/repti...
Aye aye
www.nationalgeographic.com/an...
Chameleons of Marojejy
www.madcham.de/en/lokalform-m...
Madagascar Snakes
www.wildmadagascar.org/wildli...
Madagascan Fire Millipede
thekidshouldseethis.com/post/...
Giraffe Weevil
www.sfzoo.org/giraffe-weevil/
Analavory Geysers
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/t...
www.wondermondo.com/analavory...
Ranomafana
www.naturalworldsafaris.com/a...
Malagasy Paradise-Flycatcher
ebird.org/species/mapfly1
Full Source List (there were too many for the character limit so I've included a link to a Google Doc with the full source list for this video)
docs.google.com/document/d/1W...
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[@Textbooktravel]

I struggled to find the correct pronunciation for most of the destinations in this video so I ended up working with a Malagasy voiceover artist. I found this really interesting as many of the vowels are silent or pronounced differently. If you’re interested in hearing a native speaker pronounce these names, I’ve made a short video, which you can watch here (I don’t think I have commercial rights to this content so it’s unlisted) kzbin.info/www/bejne/mWW7i6idhq6Mq8k

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[@Textbooktravel]

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[@willyshadoo]

Textbook travel is the only person that can give us a bookload of information in such a diverse and beautiful country, I've always wanted to learn about the wildlife of madagascar and you've really helped me learn a lot, so thanks and keep up the good work because we love it

[@Textbooktravel]

Thanks so much!

[@whyareyoureadingmynickname8158]

Madagascar really is a world of it's own.

[@indyreno2933]

Madagascar is in fact part of Africa, it is not just Africa's largest island, it is also one of its major countries since Africa has to most countries of any non-polar continent in the world.

[@hernandezjudea]

Wow! Madagascar is truly one of the most ecologically-diverse locations on the planet! I LOVE your content! I'm an aspiring writer and must say I admire your writing style, transitioning, and analysis! Amazing work and I look forward to future content!

[@dukeon]

Fun fact: You wouldn’t know it from looking at a Mercator projection map, but Madagascar is roughly the size of France, and about 2.4 times the size of the United Kingdom.

[@einarzoo7688]

Madagascar is definitely on my bucket list. Looks like the perfect place for backpacking. I had never herd of the tenrec before. Just amazing!!!

[@jamesbates5901]

definitely not the perfect place for backpacking

[@matthewabln6989]

Excellent work. Kudos on the pronunciation. This was a joy to experience.

[@saroruhagoswami9202]

I'll visit Madagascar near future.

[@jaynelson9385]

Another great video but you forgot to show the aye-aye’s long digit 😢

[@AniFam]

Awesome~👍 Thank you for sharing this video~🤗

[@paxtoncargill4661]

Madagascar is one of God's many blessings on earth.

[@lonesoul663]

Another great video jam-packed video.

[@XiongBearTravel]

I really like these kinds of videos! You should absolutely continue with other places/countries. For the footage, are they recorded by yourself or do you find images/videos online or both? Keep up the great work!

[@Textbooktravel]

Thanks so much! It's all stock media at the moment (I hope to be able to take my own photos/videos at some point in the future but we'll see!)

[@lemuret69]

This video stands out even among the other superb ones on your channel.

[@christinaostdiek2994]

Boophis frog mention ! Thank you always want to see more of them.

[@SergeantTopBins]

What an amazing video. Madagascar is such a unique place, I think the best word for it is awe

[@adi8941]

Thank you for this wonderful video

[@pattykcake]

I absolutely love the depth of research that go into these videos! seeing all the photos and videos of lemurs is also a plus :)

[@rafaelcalderabebber1198]

What a wonderful country!

[@hensonlaura]

I rrally enjoy the extraordinarily beautiful imagery of your content. Likewise, it's fact -packed & narrated in a modest way with little of 'trademark' intros, themesong, etcetera. So much content on YT is geared toward self-gratifying attention & politically motivated attitudes, you're a much appreciated breath of fresh air.

[@nesiahrampersad9790]

Love your work, great video

[@Valentina-qv5qb]

I love the thoroughness and great organization in this video. You never disappoint! 🤗

[@poko2355]

Love these videos! You should do one like this about Canada!

[@tntbeast6924]

Hey @Textbooktravel can you please do one of these Wildlife Enthusiasts Guide to India, it would be very interesting to see one of those and by the way I really like your wildlife guides to these countries! 🌴

[@nilanjanachatterjee9023]

Excellent video 😊

[@jamesbrown6020]

Ive been goin to sleep to this video like, every other night since the day it was published lol

[@glenngilbert7389]

Thank you for another well paced and informative video that succinctly covers the main areas to visit to experience the amazing biodiversity of this place.

[@morenocamoletto3154]

Spectacular tour ❤ thanks

[@JayCeeMax]

i love these animals

[@kamielloossens7359]

Can you do a video on all species of sharks, i love your videos and i would really like a video on my favorite animal

[@rul3364]

love it

[@hensonlaura]

4:20 Where I grew up in Saudi Arabia in the 60s & 70s, the lionfish was seen everytime you jumped into the sea, & called by everyone, a chicken-fish. I still think it's a visually much more appropriate name & never heard of a lionfish till I moved stateside, where they aren't native (but are now an invasive species edging out native fish). Always have wondered why anyone would be inspired to name a fish with 'feathers' sticking out of it "Lion". Never heard the term Devil Fire Fish, but it beats the other two names!

[@uriamudeltoro5075]

Damn....I need my passport....❤❤❤❤

[@clivematthews95]

Wow ☺️

[@billyr2904]

Swift lizards are not to be confused with swift birds.

[@brockmaloney2699]

I wanna grow up to be just like this guy

[@kristiankagi1520]

Madagaskar is a mysterius iland

[@TRDbison]

When we getting a next part of the USA National parks??

[@micahlallison4691]

I'd love a video on the vast Indonesian islands and wildlife

[@harmanbaidwan1713]

Please create a similar video like this, but for India! Thank you!

[@zacharieverreault7449]

Man you sound exactly like the tierzoo guy

[@billyr2904]

In the thumbnail, can you have the lemur say the malagasy word for hello, because french is not exclusively spoken in Madagascar.

[@Textbooktravel]

With the thumbnails, I have to think about click through rate, unfortunately. Most people recognise and understand "Bonjour". Thanks for commenting

[@billyr2904]

French is fine.

[@JaydenDimaio]

No Malagasy Hognose? 😢

[@oreoisntacat]

awesome video! one question though, isn’t “sifaka” pronounced as “shi-fak”?

[@user-cs9kj9wb5l]

What sites do you get your videos from ?

[@minecraftminer59mineboymin38]

why is every cool nature places in countrys with dangerous people

[@eljanrimsa5843]

You are right, Western tourists travel everywhere

[@kendallkahl8725]

Its terrible how poor farming methods have destroyed much of Madagascar with the result of topsoil being washed away. Madagascar is one area where birth control needs to become popular before its destroyed by too many people.