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If you visit the southwest corner of Madagascar, you might find a tree so old its name is Grandmother. She has three stems, fused together, so that her trunk resembles a massive rounded pot rather ...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Zoo Knoxville welcomed seven new Madagascar tree boas on Wednesday in the first successful breeding of the species in the United States this year. According to Zoo ...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Zoo Knoxville announced on Friday that seven Madagascar tree boas were born. The rare snakes, which were born on Wednesday, were the first successful breeding of the ...
A Boophis burnhamae, or Burnham’s tree frog. Photo from Mark D. Sherz “We’ve only scratched the surface of what Madagascar’s rainforests have to offer,” co-author Andolalao Rakotoarison ...