Schlagwort-Archiv: Indian Ocean

Bobangira: The name of the protected area is derived from the Malagasy words boba for many and angira for certain trees or a forest. Bobangira therefore simply means ‘many trees’. Please note: The protected area should not be confused with a reserve of the same name near Antalaha a little further south, which is also called ‘Macolline Forest’ – this …

They are feared in many places. They should be more afraid of humans than the other way round: hammerhead sharks are important predators in the Indian Ocean. Without them, the marine ecosystem around Madagascar would not function. A special representative of the hammerhead sharks is Sphyrna lewini, the scalloped hammerhead shark. The name says it all: the broad, hammer-shaped head …