Avenue of the Baobabs - Adansonia grandidieri

One of the highlights of our journey through Madagascar.
It was a long trip to get there, but it was more than worth it :)

comments (3)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

I'm glad you captured it much better than I did, this one could go into any travel magazine, stunning! Did you ever go down that long road to Tsingy?

By the way, I believe I recognize those men, are they the people selling baobab wooden sculptures? Posted 10 years ago

Living Wild

Lion

Fantastic shot Wendy. I absolutely love silhouette photography and you truly did justice in comprehending or exposing size of these gorgeous trees. The people in the shot makes it believable.

In Namibia we have the Adansonia digitata ... and we belief if you pick one of its flowers (not that it would be easy to climb the 30 meters to reach it), a lion will catch and eat you within a day. Funny stuff.

Great shot. Love it. Posted 10 years ago

Mark Ridgway

Lion

Fabulous photo.. especially with those few human silhouettes for scale. Posted 9 years ago

The Adansonia grandidieri

''Adansonia grandidieri'', sometimes known as Grandidier's baobab, is the biggest and most famous of Madagascar's six species of baobabs. This imposing and unusual tree is endemic to the island of Madagascar, where it is an endangered species threatened by the encroachment of agricultural land.

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Similar species: Malvales

Species identified by Wendy