Tidbits of Madgascar
Flag of Madagascar
National Flower of Madagascar is the Pointsetta
Most animals and plants in Madagascar can't be found anywhere else. Lemurs are one of the animals that only live in Madagascar. We have tenrecs that are like hedgehogs and other animals like shrews.
Elephant birds are extinct now but 1,000 years ago they lived only on Madagascar. These birds couldn't fly because they were 10 feet tall and weighed 1,000 pounds.
1000's of kinds of orchids grow in the wet forests in the eastern part of Madagascar.
Pirates liked to make their base on Madagascar in the 1600's and 1700's. The famous Captain William Kidd even came.
Madagascar is actually a huge island off the southeast coast of Africa. It is also made up of many small islands. The biggest island, also called Madagascar, is the fourth largest in the entire world. The capital of my country is Antananarivo, and it is also the
largest city.
Malagasy is the main language of Madagascar, but they also speak French. It is also what the people who live in this country are called. By the way, Berivotra means "lots of wind" in Malagasy.
Like most of the people who live here, most families are farmers and
herders. They raise rice in irrigated fields and herd cattle, most of which are zebus. Zebus are ox-like animals that live in the hills. Here in Madagascar they don't measure their wealth by how many cars or fancy houses they have. They measure wealth by how many cattle they own! In this country, there are nearly as many zebus as cattle. They also grow bananas, sweet potatoes, and cassava.
Like most of the people here, they are of mixed black African and Indonesian descent. . There are also many Muslims and people who practice local African religions.
Madagascar is sandy and grassy in some areas like Berivotra. There are mountains in the north. In the west there are wide plains and some river valleys. In the southern part of the country it is a desert, and it is hot. It is cool in the central highland area of our country.
They spend a lot of time caring for the graveyards. Some tombs looks just like a painted house, and other tombs hav a beautifully cared wooden ornament, called a staff, on top. Africans sacrifice with cattle at their family's tomb. It's interesting having so many different religions within one country.
Malagasy is the main language of Madagascar, but they also speak French. It is also what the people who live in this country are called. By the way, Berivotra means "lots of wind" in Malagasy.
Like most of the people who live here, most families are farmers and
herders. They raise rice in irrigated fields and herd cattle, most of which are zebus. Zebus are ox-like animals that live in the hills. Here in Madagascar they don't measure their wealth by how many cars or fancy houses they have. They measure wealth by how many cattle they own! In this country, there are nearly as many zebus as cattle. They also grow bananas, sweet potatoes, and cassava.Like most of the people here, they are of mixed black African and Indonesian descent. . There are also many Muslims and people who practice local African religions.
Madagascar is sandy and grassy in some areas like Berivotra. There are mountains in the north. In the west there are wide plains and some river valleys. In the southern part of the country it is a desert, and it is hot. It is cool in the central highland area of our country.
They spend a lot of time caring for the graveyards. Some tombs looks just like a painted house, and other tombs hav a beautifully cared wooden ornament, called a staff, on top. Africans sacrifice with cattle at their family's tomb. It's interesting having so many different religions within one country.
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