Best of 2012 – Baobab in Madagascar

14 Dec 2012 Photoblog-africa

Diego Suarez Baobab (Adansonia suarezensis) in Ankarana Special Reserve. Photo by Rhett A. Butler

For the month of December, I’ll be posting some of my favorite pictures from 2012. All of these photos were taken during the course of my reporting travels.

This is a baobab tree in Ankarana Special Reserve.

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