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Antandroy man

Antandroy man wearing traditional shaped pointed hat made from palm leaves. These traditional hats are now rare to see. The traditional houses are made from the Endemic Didiereacaea plants. These 'people of thorns' live in the 'spiny' forests of Southern Madagascar and are mainly cattle herders - their ancestors coming from mainland Africa.
THREATENED HABITAT
MADAGASCAR

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Filename: MA5353 Antandroy man.NEF
Copyright: Pete Oxford
Image Size: 2868x4312 / 19.3MB; Pointed hat Palm leaves Hat People of thorns Antandroy Threatened habitat Xerophytic spiny forest Dry deciduous forest Madagascar
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Antandroy man wearing traditional shaped pointed hat made from palm leaves. These traditional hats are now rare to see. The traditional houses are made from the Endemic Didiereacaea plants. These 'people of thorns' live in the 'spiny' forests of Southern Madagascar and are mainly cattle herders - their ancestors coming from mainland Africa.<br />
THREATENED HABITAT<br />
MADAGASCAR