People of the thorns
Gillian McLaren introduces us to the Antandroy people of Madagascar. (Images by the author) Arid and harsh, the far south of Madagascar is home to the Antandroy people. One of eighteen ethnic groups on the island, these hardy pioneers, traditionally a nomadic tribe, dwell in a surreal landscape dominated by Didiereaceae and Euphorbiaceae. There is a lower diversity of flora and fauna than other regions of the island, but what grows here is distinctive and unusual, adapted to the...
