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