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Near the city of Morondava, on the West coast of Madagascar lies an ancient forest of Baobab trees. Unique to Madagascar, the endemic species is sacred to the Malagasy people, and rightly so. Walking amongst these giants is like nothing else on this planet. Some of the trees here are over a thousand years old. It is a spiritual place, almost magical. |
The winners of the 2012 National Geographic Photo Contest have been recently announced. The winners were chosen from over 12,000 entries. The first place prize went to Cedric Houin's Butterfly (below) however, my favorite is the "Merit Winner" photo by Ken Thome (above).
