The fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) is the largest carnivorous mammal on the island of Madagascar. They can reach nearly six feet in length, with half of that due to their long tails. They look like a ...

The Zoo considers its enormous, 500-pound male Aldabra tortoises to be “ambassador animals.” “They’re one of those animals people just expect to see when they come here,” Evans says. A six-year-old ...

The species can be found in northeast Madagascar and is just one of two kinds of snakes with bright body coloration among more than 90 species known to science on the island.

Here are some key facts about Madagascar where President Marc Ravalomanana handed power to the military on Tuesday, clearing the way for an opposition takeover after a months-long power struggle ...

Here are some key facts about Madagascar, the world's fourth largest island, where thousands of opposition supporters demonstrated on Wednesday, two days after an earlier anti-government rally ...