Expedition Blog Day 11: Loky Manambato
In daylight, Camp Tattersalli already looks much friendlier than last night. But we are glad to have our tents with us… The dry forest of Loky Manambato is not only home to the famous...
Expedition Blog Day 10: Sambava – Vohémar – Loky Manambato
It goes on! From Sambava, the road takes us along the east coast of Madagascar to Vohémar. Beautiful panther chameleons line the way and we take our time. In Vohémar we have a small...
Expedition Blog Day 9: Sambava
Today we finally meet the second part of our team again, which came to Sambava by land with the Landcruisers. The cars have been through a lot in the last few days. Tomorrow we...
Local form Ambanja
Distribution of the local form Ambanja: Ambanja is located in northwest Madagascar in region Diana and is one of the largest cities there with about 40.000 inhabitants. The national road RN 6 leads directly...
Size & ventilation of the cage
Size The final size of a chameleon cage has to comply with the needs of the future inhabitant, not the other way round. Please pay attention to the species’ acitivity as well as the...
Local form Ambilobe
Distribution of the local form: Ambilobe is a big, chaotic and very poor city in northwest Madagascar, located in region Diana near Ambanja. With about 50.000 inhabitants, it is a large city that is...
Local form Ankaramy
Distribution of the local form Ankaramy: The small city Ankaramibe is located in northwest Madagascar in region Mahajanga, directly at the RN6. The city partially consists of stone houses, but mainly of the usual...
“Free range” and chameleons inside the living room
Again and again, pictures pop off in the world wide web showing chameleons “free-roaming” inside the living room, optionally in kitchen, sleeping room or at the balcony, too. In most cases, the animals sit...