22 - Two Little Ducks.

MADAGASCAR IS HOME TO A MASSIVE FOREST OF SPINY ROCK FORMATIONS CALLED "TSINGYS"

     The Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve & National Park are home to a crazy and unique expanse of "karstic plateaus," known in Malagasy as Tsingys. Tsingy literally means, "where one cannot walk barefoot."

Yikes. And I yelled at people for running barefoot at CAMP!

     The formations were created by groundwater eroding away at the limestone landscape from below, while monsoon rain did the same to the surface. This resulted in the massive, bizarrely geometric trenches and crevasses between needle-like points. It's pretty much a bunch of clusters of giant knives sticking blade-up out of the ground. Sounds like a fantastic place to hang out.

     The completely unique geography of this area means it's home to many animals and plants that don't exist anywhere else in the world. The harsh environment creates a challenge to survive there, but it also helps ward off predators, and humans! The difficulty of exploring the region, and the many hidden nooks and crannies, means that new species are still frequently discovered there.

Does this not look like a suburban neighbourhood? SO WEIRD.

     Anyways, enough blabbing for this post. Enjoy some more mind-blowing pictures!

Crazy lemur is crazy.

'Till tomorrow!