Three Reasons You Should Visit Madagascar
你應該造訪馬達加斯加的三大理由

主持人：陳彣 (Neil)

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Madagascar is an island country off the southeast coast of Africa. Known for its untouched natural beauty, humans have only lived here for about 1,300 years.

Madagascar has a lot to offer visitors, but where should you start?

Avenue of the Baobabs

Baobabs are beautiful but unusual trees that can be found all around Madagascar. Known as the "Tree of Life," they can live to be up to 2,500 years old, and grow up to 18 meters tall. The Avenue of the Baobabs is a road on the west side of Madagascar with about two dozen baobabs along it, some of which are more than 800 years old.

Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve

In the Malagasy language, tsingy means "where one cannot walk barefoot" — and looking at the tall, thin rocks in this UNESCO World Heritage site, it's easy to see why you wouldn't want to take your shoes off. This "forest" of rocks is up to 100 meters high. 

Wildlife

Because it's 400 kilometers from the rest of Africa, many of the plants and animals in Madagascar cannot be found anywhere else. Although there are no monkeys on the island, Madagascar is home to more than 100 types of lemur, as well as the world's smallest reptile.

Summary
馬達加斯加有許多令人驚艷、值得探訪的景點，今天跟大家介紹三個地方。猴麵包樹大道，猴麵包樹大道是馬達加斯加西側的一條馬路，沿途大約有兩打猴麵包樹，有一些已有八百多年的歷史。黥基·德·貝馬拉哈自然保護區，「tsingy」在馬達加斯加的語言是「不能赤腳走的地方」，當你看到這座高達100公尺的石頭「森林」，你就會知道為什麼你不會想要把鞋子脫掉了。野生生物，因為馬達加斯加距離非洲其他地方非常遠，有許多植物和動物在其他地方都沒有。

Words & Phrases
untouched未受破壞的
trunk樹幹
branch樹枝 

References
Article: Engoo Daily News
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