there as well. they sell rose wood to the chinese. it's like a little eighth continent that is split off from africa. they have monkeys, lemurs, these chameleons that exist nowhere else, sometimes they carry the secrets to curing diseases we don't know about. all life is really fragile, and there's so much at stake. >> all these beautiful natural resources, why is there such economic turmoil in madagascar? >> they're a french colony until 1960, and ever since there have been coupes and assassinations, and failed democracy. it's listed high on the list of corrupt governments. they have had one bad break after another. now there's a rare pneumonic plague outbreak. this is a place with such unique life and culture. it's also seen epic biblical