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For this new episode of the Extraordinary Garden, Tanguy Dumortier and his team traveled several kilometers by canoe and on foot through the rice fields and forest of Madagascar to join Leslie Wilmet, a young doctoral student from the Faculty of Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech at the University of Liège. From the base camp established by Leslie in the heart of the tropical forest, the Garden team observed the Lemurs. Around a hundred species have been listed on the island but scientific knowledge about them remains scant. The doctoral student has set herself the goal of studying their behavior, movements and lifestyle, a research project that will take 4 years in total. Blood tests, samples and the fitting of radio collars will allow us to collect as much data as possible on these small monkeys with large bulging eyes. And time is running out because their habitats are threatened by rampant deforestation. During this expedition full of twists and turns and suspense, you will have the opportunity to discover the smallest chameleon on the planet, an animal that is said to hold the spirit of the ancestors. You will also fly over the Tsinguis, these rocks with limestone points as sharp as razor blades, populated by thousands of inhabitants such as bats, millipedes and other non-venomous snakes. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ???? Also find Le Jardin extraordinaire on: The RTBF Info website ► https://www.rtbf.be/emission/le-jardi... Auvio ► https://www.rtbf.be/auvio/emissions/d... Facebook ► ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- © RTBF 2015 #Lemur #Madagascar #Discovery #Documentary #ExtraordinaryGarden #TanguyDumortier #RTBF