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Mammals of Madagascar (Lynx Edicions)

10,000 Birds

Yes, field guides to other groups of organisms, as there’s hardly any room left in your baggage or the energy to carry it. No, Madagascar is the most famous for an endemic group of mammals: lemurs, sifakas, indri, aye-aye – in total, 112 endemic species and subspecies of lemurs alone! Highly recommended. Mittermeier, Olivier M.

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The five most unique birds in the world

10,000 Birds

’s list because those birds have closer living relatives than some other birds do, despite their membership in the oldest extant group. It’s a bat-like cave-dwelling, echolocating, fruit-eating nocturnal species capable of hovering on three-foot wings. ’s list. Cuckoo Roller (Leptosomus discolor).