Madagascar was an island nation in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa. The main island, also called Madagascar, was the fourth-largest island in the world, and was home to 5% of the world's plant and animal species, of which more than 80% are endemic to Madagascar. They included the lemur infraorder of primates, the carnivorous fossa, three bird families and six baobab species.
 
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