madagascar- sarah
DESCRIPTION
TRANSCRIPT
Madagascar
By Sarah K
Welcome to
Madagascar!
I like to move it move it!
Madagascar Facts! Madagascar Facts
In Madagascar you can find 70 different types of lemur!
It is thought it was discovered 2000 years ago.
They have a history of pirates.Some of the worlds longest
place names in Madagascar (e.g. Ambatondrazaka which is the capital)
People and Population
o The people of Madagascar are Malagasy.
o The total population is 20,713,819.
o 43.1% of the population are 0-14 year olds,
o 53.64% are 15-64year olds,
o And 3% are 65+
The Madagascar cuisine is a mix of Arabic, Chinese and Indian.
They don’t eat much meat, it is mainly as a side dish sometimes.
Wholegrain food is the main part of their diet as well as root vegetables.
Food!!!!
Religion
55% of the population have traditional beliefs ,
40% are Christian ,5% are Muslims
Traditional Beliefs The Malagasy traditional God = Zanahary (creator) or
Andramanitra (sweet and fragrant lord).
The dead are sometimes called Gods on Earth.
The burial tombs are built with great care and expense.
The animals in Madagascar are thought to be dome of the most amazing!
Madagascar is the only planet with 70 different types of lemur!
The biggest and smallest chameleons are found in Madagascar.
75% of the population of animals can ONLY be found in Madagascar
Animals
Lemurs! The ring tailed lemur is the most famous
but there are many more such as…….
The bamboo lemur who eat bamboo and is found in cloud forests.
The aye aye has the ears of a
Bat, teeth of a rat, long bony middle finger and big eyes.
Aye Aye
Bamboo Lemur
Chameleons Madagascar is home to the biggest and smallest
chameleons in the world!
The smallest in the world is the Brookisea and it is 30mm
Max. length!
The biggest chameleon is the veiled chameleon
Most chameleons eat crickets and other insects.
The Fossa!
Fossas are carnivores that look like a puma dog creature.
They would hunt nearly every animal including
Insects
Lemurs
Mongoose and other animals.
They are nocturnal animals
True or False!
There are only one type of lemur.
False
There are more 0~14 year olds than 64+
True
The Brookesia chameleon is the smallest lemur.
True
Thanks for watching!!!!
by Sarah Kelly
( we like to….
MOVE IT!)