Antananarivo is Madagascar's capital and largest city with 1.6 million inhabitants. Established in 1610 by Merina King Andrianjaka, renamed from Analamanga. Located at 1280m elevation with mountainous climate. Receives 1,400mm annual rainfall between November and April
Alex (Alakay) is a dancing lion who becomes zoo's star attraction. Marty is a zebra who becomes Alex's best friend. Melman is a hypochondriac giraffe who dreams of becoming a doctor. Gloria is a hippopotamus who becomes Melman's girlfriend
Madagascar is the world's fourth largest island, located off southeastern Africa. Island split from Africa 180 million years ago, separated from India 90 million years ago. First settled by Austronesian peoples around 350 BC, followed by Bantu migrants. Island is biodiversity hotspot with over 90% of wildlife endemic
Lemurs are wet-nosed primates endemic to Madagascar. Range in size from 30g mouse lemur to 160-200kg Archaeoindris. Most species live in trees and are active at night. Share primitive traits like wet nose and divergent digits
Lemurs are tiny primates found only on Madagascar and Comoro Islands. They have white faces, large eyes, and long, thin tails. There are over 100 species, including ring-tailed and gray mouse lemurs
Madagascar is the world's fourth-largest island with 3,000 miles of coastline. The island has 200,000 species of animals, with 90% of species native. The ecosystem includes rainforests, dry forests, deserts, and coastal reefs