He says rafting is not unique to Madagascar, either: A number of animals made the far longer crossing from Africa to South America via raft, he says. And rafts can be quite huge—he points to a ...

Fortunately, in August, Qatar Airways and the Southern African airline Airlink offered to sponsor the flights, which would transport the animals from Bangkok to Madagascar’s Antananarivo via ...

“They are sacred animals for us ... floated here 60 million years ago on rafts of vegetation after Madagascar broke off from Africa. On Lemur Island, the forested sanctuary where lemurs are ...