Madagascar. The name rolls around in your mouth with a lyrical exoticism.
It is estimated that more than 80 percent of the flora and fauna on this isolated island nation near Africa is unique to the island.
Madagascar is the fourth-largest island in the world behind New Guinea, Borneo and Greenland. With its variety of ecosystems and relative isolation, Madagascar has given rise to some strange creatures.
All of the world's lemurs are there, and two-thirds of the world's chameleons. And Madagascar is home to some of the strangest plants on Earth.
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