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Isolated and inhospitable, this huge collection of razor-sharp vertical rocks looks like the last place where wildlife would thrive.
The colossal 'Grand Tsingy' landscape in western Madagascar is the world's largest stone forest, where high spiked towers of eroded limestone tower over the greenery.
But despite its cold, dangerous appearance, the labyrinth of 300ft stones is home to a number of animal species, including 11 types of lemur.
It's like a cave without a roof, it gets a tremendous amount of tropical rain that has eroded the rock into these sharp rock pinnacles.
The rocks themselves are really sharp, they stick up like giant steak knives. It is one of the most difficult places I've ever explored.
As well as lemurs, the Tsingy de Bemaraha national park is also home to the small carnivorous falanouc, the ring-tailed mongoose, and several bats.
More than 100 species of bird have also been recorded as living in the park, along with 45 species of reptile.
Head for heights: White-legged lemurs cling to the top of a sharp limestone peak in the 'Grand Tsingy' stone forest in Madagascar.
Between a rock and a high place: The white-legged lemurs are among 11 species of lemur to be found in the stone forest of the Tsingy de Bemaraha national park.
Perilous: An explorer climbs among the razor-sharp peaks of the stone forest, where the eroded limestone rocks extend for 230-square miles.
Inhospitable: The Grand Tsingy may look uninhabitable, but there are thought to be 11 species of lemur, 100 types of bird and 45 kinds of reptile living there.
Intrepid: Climbers Luke Padgett and John Benson scale another dangerous-looking peak in the Grand Tsingy, thought to be the world's largest stone forest.
Our home: A Deckens Sifaka peers out from behind a sharp rock within the stone forest.
On the edge: A Deckens Sifaka clings to a single razor-sharp shard of limestone within the enormous 600-square km forest.
Flying solo: A lemur leaps through the air from one rock to another, making light of its hazardous surroundings in Madagascar.
Forest of life: Various forms of greenery can be spotted within the Grand Tsingy stone forest, despite the apparently inhospitable environmental conditions.
The Grand Tsingy is a test for even the most intrepid explorer or climber, but is still a home to many forms of natural life.
Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...s-300ft-razor-sharp-spikes.html#ixzz1rYAVovjW
What a beautiful and amazing place! The lemurs are beautiful too!
The colossal 'Grand Tsingy' landscape in western Madagascar is the world's largest stone forest, where high spiked towers of eroded limestone tower over the greenery.
But despite its cold, dangerous appearance, the labyrinth of 300ft stones is home to a number of animal species, including 11 types of lemur.
It's like a cave without a roof, it gets a tremendous amount of tropical rain that has eroded the rock into these sharp rock pinnacles.
The rocks themselves are really sharp, they stick up like giant steak knives. It is one of the most difficult places I've ever explored.
As well as lemurs, the Tsingy de Bemaraha national park is also home to the small carnivorous falanouc, the ring-tailed mongoose, and several bats.
More than 100 species of bird have also been recorded as living in the park, along with 45 species of reptile.
Head for heights: White-legged lemurs cling to the top of a sharp limestone peak in the 'Grand Tsingy' stone forest in Madagascar.
Between a rock and a high place: The white-legged lemurs are among 11 species of lemur to be found in the stone forest of the Tsingy de Bemaraha national park.
Perilous: An explorer climbs among the razor-sharp peaks of the stone forest, where the eroded limestone rocks extend for 230-square miles.
Inhospitable: The Grand Tsingy may look uninhabitable, but there are thought to be 11 species of lemur, 100 types of bird and 45 kinds of reptile living there.
Intrepid: Climbers Luke Padgett and John Benson scale another dangerous-looking peak in the Grand Tsingy, thought to be the world's largest stone forest.
Our home: A Deckens Sifaka peers out from behind a sharp rock within the stone forest.
On the edge: A Deckens Sifaka clings to a single razor-sharp shard of limestone within the enormous 600-square km forest.
Flying solo: A lemur leaps through the air from one rock to another, making light of its hazardous surroundings in Madagascar.
Forest of life: Various forms of greenery can be spotted within the Grand Tsingy stone forest, despite the apparently inhospitable environmental conditions.
The Grand Tsingy is a test for even the most intrepid explorer or climber, but is still a home to many forms of natural life.
Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...s-300ft-razor-sharp-spikes.html#ixzz1rYAVovjW
What a beautiful and amazing place! The lemurs are beautiful too!
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