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Kirindy Forest Scenery - Faza tree, Madagascar Locals call this tree the Faza tree. Faza means whitey, white man, pale person. It refers to the peeling of skin when pale folks stay in the sun for too long.<br /> <br /> Some scenery from Kirindy Forest, Madagascar. Kirindy is part of the tropical dry forest region of Madagascar:<br /> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar_dry_deciduous_forests" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar_dry_deciduous_forests</a><br /> <br /> It is a private reserve, owned by a Swiss company who combines sustainable selective logging practises with conservation. Kirindy is a hotspot for researchers, above all to study its unique mammal wildlife. Our guide told us the BBC film crew also attends every single year.<br /> <br /> Supposedly, all of Kirindy turns green from December to March, during the rain season. Bringing out many reptiles and amphibians. Yet it also means the roads are so bad that you cannot even get there, and they regularly close the reserve for visitors then. <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/83330/kirindy_forest_scenery_madagascar.html" title="Kirindy Forest Scenery, Madagascar"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/83330_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1763596810&Signature=UHcEO4FnrLEclTTEpVndX4hLqBI%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Kirindy Forest Scenery, Madagascar Some scenery from Kirindy Forest, Madagascar. Kirindy is part of the tropical dry forest region of Madagascar:<br /> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar_dry_deciduous_forests<br /> <br /> It is a private reserve, owned by a Swiss company who combines sustainable selective logging practises with conservation. Kirindy is a hotspot for researchers, above all to study its unique mammal wildlife. Our guide told us the BBC film crew also attends every single year.<br /> <br /> Supposedly, all of Kirindy turns green from December to March, during the rain season. Bringing out many reptiles and amphibians. Yet it also means the roads are so bad that you cannot even get there, and they regularly close the reserve for visitors then. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/83331/kirindy_forest_scenery_-_dry_season_madagascar.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/83332/kirindy_forest_scenery_-_forest_giant_madagascar.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/83333/kirindy_forest_scenery_-_faza_tree_madagascar.html Africa,Geotagged,Kirindy Reserve,Madagascar,Madagascar 2019,Winter,World" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/83331/kirindy_forest_scenery_-_dry_season_madagascar.html" title="Kirindy Forest Scenery - dry season, Madagascar"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/83331_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1763596810&Signature=tFuEbwK4ajLwz0Gg%2FPmreh2TLhU%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Kirindy Forest Scenery - dry season, Madagascar Some scenery from Kirindy Forest, Madagascar. Kirindy is part of the tropical dry forest region of Madagascar:<br /> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar_dry_deciduous_forests<br /> <br /> It is a private reserve, owned by a Swiss company who combines sustainable selective logging practises with conservation. Kirindy is a hotspot for researchers, above all to study its unique mammal wildlife. Our guide told us the BBC film crew also attends every single year.<br /> <br /> Supposedly, all of Kirindy turns green from December to March, during the rain season. Bringing out many reptiles and amphibians. Yet it also means the roads are so bad that you cannot even get there, and they regularly close the reserve for visitors then. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/83330/kirindy_forest_scenery_madagascar.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/83332/kirindy_forest_scenery_-_forest_giant_madagascar.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/83333/kirindy_forest_scenery_-_faza_tree_madagascar.html Africa,Geotagged,Kirindy Reserve,Madagascar,Madagascar 2019,Winter,World" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/83332/kirindy_forest_scenery_-_forest_giant_madagascar.html" title="Kirindy Forest Scenery - forest giant, Madagascar"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/83332_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1763596810&Signature=Bg95YsiILuRMZhjrFuEMHBnT8oM%3D" width="102" height="152" alt="Kirindy Forest Scenery - forest giant, Madagascar Some scenery from Kirindy Forest, Madagascar. Kirindy is part of the tropical dry forest region of Madagascar:<br /> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar_dry_deciduous_forests<br /> <br /> It is a private reserve, owned by a Swiss company who combines sustainable selective logging practises with conservation. Kirindy is a hotspot for researchers, above all to study its unique mammal wildlife. Our guide told us the BBC film crew also attends every single year.<br /> <br /> Supposedly, all of Kirindy turns green from December to March, during the rain season. Bringing out many reptiles and amphibians. Yet it also means the roads are so bad that you cannot even get there, and they regularly close the reserve for visitors then. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/83330/kirindy_forest_scenery_madagascar.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/83331/kirindy_forest_scenery_-_dry_season_madagascar.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/83333/kirindy_forest_scenery_-_faza_tree_madagascar.html Africa,Geotagged,Kirindy Reserve,Madagascar,Madagascar 2019,Winter,World" /></a></figure> Africa,Geotagged,Kirindy Reserve,Madagascar,Madagascar 2019,Winter,World Click/tap to enlarge

Kirindy Forest Scenery - Faza tree, Madagascar

Locals call this tree the Faza tree. Faza means whitey, white man, pale person. It refers to the peeling of skin when pale folks stay in the sun for too long.

Some scenery from Kirindy Forest, Madagascar. Kirindy is part of the tropical dry forest region of Madagascar:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar_dry_deciduous_forests

It is a private reserve, owned by a Swiss company who combines sustainable selective logging practises with conservation. Kirindy is a hotspot for researchers, above all to study its unique mammal wildlife. Our guide told us the BBC film crew also attends every single year.

Supposedly, all of Kirindy turns green from December to March, during the rain season. Bringing out many reptiles and amphibians. Yet it also means the roads are so bad that you cannot even get there, and they regularly close the reserve for visitors then.

Kirindy Forest Scenery, Madagascar Some scenery from Kirindy Forest, Madagascar. Kirindy is part of the tropical dry forest region of Madagascar:<br /> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar_dry_deciduous_forests<br /> <br /> It is a private reserve, owned by a Swiss company who combines sustainable selective logging practises with conservation. Kirindy is a hotspot for researchers, above all to study its unique mammal wildlife. Our guide told us the BBC film crew also attends every single year.<br /> <br /> Supposedly, all of Kirindy turns green from December to March, during the rain season. Bringing out many reptiles and amphibians. Yet it also means the roads are so bad that you cannot even get there, and they regularly close the reserve for visitors then. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/83331/kirindy_forest_scenery_-_dry_season_madagascar.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/83332/kirindy_forest_scenery_-_forest_giant_madagascar.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/83333/kirindy_forest_scenery_-_faza_tree_madagascar.html Africa,Geotagged,Kirindy Reserve,Madagascar,Madagascar 2019,Winter,World

Kirindy Forest Scenery - dry season, Madagascar Some scenery from Kirindy Forest, Madagascar. Kirindy is part of the tropical dry forest region of Madagascar:<br /> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar_dry_deciduous_forests<br /> <br /> It is a private reserve, owned by a Swiss company who combines sustainable selective logging practises with conservation. Kirindy is a hotspot for researchers, above all to study its unique mammal wildlife. Our guide told us the BBC film crew also attends every single year.<br /> <br /> Supposedly, all of Kirindy turns green from December to March, during the rain season. Bringing out many reptiles and amphibians. Yet it also means the roads are so bad that you cannot even get there, and they regularly close the reserve for visitors then. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/83330/kirindy_forest_scenery_madagascar.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/83332/kirindy_forest_scenery_-_forest_giant_madagascar.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/83333/kirindy_forest_scenery_-_faza_tree_madagascar.html Africa,Geotagged,Kirindy Reserve,Madagascar,Madagascar 2019,Winter,World

Kirindy Forest Scenery - forest giant, Madagascar Some scenery from Kirindy Forest, Madagascar. Kirindy is part of the tropical dry forest region of Madagascar:<br /> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar_dry_deciduous_forests<br /> <br /> It is a private reserve, owned by a Swiss company who combines sustainable selective logging practises with conservation. Kirindy is a hotspot for researchers, above all to study its unique mammal wildlife. Our guide told us the BBC film crew also attends every single year.<br /> <br /> Supposedly, all of Kirindy turns green from December to March, during the rain season. Bringing out many reptiles and amphibians. Yet it also means the roads are so bad that you cannot even get there, and they regularly close the reserve for visitors then. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/83330/kirindy_forest_scenery_madagascar.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/83331/kirindy_forest_scenery_-_dry_season_madagascar.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/83333/kirindy_forest_scenery_-_faza_tree_madagascar.html Africa,Geotagged,Kirindy Reserve,Madagascar,Madagascar 2019,Winter,World

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Very cool bark on that sunburned, white man tree. When I was a kid, my best friend's extended family called me the bahat girl, which is Arabic for the "pale" girl, lol.

    Oh, and look at those awesome fern-like leaves in the upper right of the photo?! And, it looks like there are multiple eggs sacs or cocoons on the bark of the tree! Really neat.     Posted 6 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Nice how you always inspect and see details I entirely missed. I wish I had better botany skills as Kirindy surely has a lot of rare and endemic trees and plants adapted to the very dry conditions. Posted 6 years ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
        Christine Young
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        Thanks, I can't help but look at everything. Botany is a subject that I would love to be more knowledgeable about. Posted 6 years ago

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Uploaded Aug 18, 2019. Captured Jul 9, 2019 15:01 in Madagascar.
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