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The petite, rotund greater bamboo lemur lives on Madagascar and is considered the most endangered primate on Earth. Photo by Jukka Jernvall

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Rohingya Muslims, fled from ongoing military operations in Myanmars Rakhine state make their way through muddy water after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border to reach in Teknaff, Bangladesh on October 08, 2017. Bangladesh said it would be one of the world's biggest refugee cam to house all the 800,000 plus Rohingya muslims who have sought asylum from violence in Myanmar. (Photo by Zakir Hossain Chowdhury/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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The island nation of Madagascar is one of the world's poorest countries, but it is rich in one resource -- biodiversity. Perched in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Africa, Madagascar broke from the continent more than 80…

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