The indri indri is the largest of all the lemurs in Madagascar. It kind of looks like a small man wearing panda bear pajamas. They are known for their eerie, wailing calls which can be heard two and a half miles away. They are also known to be quite acrobatic in the trees and can jump great distances. I caught this one just before it catapulted through the air to another tree.
Nikon D200 with Nikkor 80-200mm lens (at 165mm) ISO 400, f/5.6 at 1/60th of a second, Nikon SB-800 flash

I’m not sure what species of chameleon this is, I just know that it wasn’t looking like it was too thrilled with the way its day was going. This one was taken at a chameleon farm in central Madagascar. Half the world’s chameleons live in Madagascar — 59 species of which live nowhere else on earth.
Nikon D200 with Nikkor 80-200mm lens (200mm) ISO 100, f/22 at 1/60th of a second, Canon 500D close up filter, Nikon SB-800 flash

Sportive lemurs are a nocturnal species in Madagascar. This guy, however, must have been a light sleeper, and bit curious as I hiked past his daytime resting place in the hollow of a tree. He posed for several shots before disappearing back into the tree.
Nikon D200 with Nikkor 80-200mm lens (at 200mm) ISO 200, f/5.6 at 1/4th of a second, Gitzo 1325 tripod

This guy is a black and white ruffed lemur photographed near Andasibe-Mantadia National Park in Madagascar. Of the fifty plus species of lemur, the black and white ruffed lemurs are among the most playful. This one was putting on a show, jumping from one branch to the next. It was getting pretty dark at the time, so I used flash to freeze the action.
Nikon D200 with Nikkor 80-200mm lens (at 80mm) ISO 400, f/4 at 1/60th of a second, Nikon SB-800 flash

On my first night in Madagascar I came across this white footed sportive lemur on a spotlighting outing. Of the 50 plus species of lemur in Madagascar, about half are nocturnal. This one was resting in a tree cavity in the spiny southern forest of the country.
Nikon D200 with Nikkor 80-200mm lens (at 200mm) ISO 100, f/5.6 at 1/60th of a second, Nikon SB-800 flash

Chameleons are among the most stealthy animals on the planet. They can completely change color to blend in with their surroundings, they have tongues that shoot out of their mouths to catch prey, and they can look in two different directions at the same time. This Parson’s chameleon was doing the latter when I took this photo — one eye staring directly into my camera, and the other checking out the situation off to the right hand side.
Nikon D200 with Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8 lens

In Madagascar, you never know when you’ll see a lemur’s eyes peering out from inside a tree. This species is a red fronted brown lemur. I saw quite a few of them in the dry forests of southern Madagascar.
Nikon D200 with Nikkor 80-200mm lens (at 200mm) ISO 200, f/3.5 at 1/640th of a second

I saw quite a few of these little green day geckos in Madagascar. As the name would suggest, they are active mainly during the day (most other geckos are nocturnal). I saw this one scurrying down a tree in the dry western forest of Ankarafantsika National Park.
Nikon D200 with Nikkor 17-35mm lens (at 17mm) ISO 200, f/5.6 at 1/60th of a second (-2/3 stop ev) Nikon SB-800 flash

Like just about half of all lemurs, the white footed sportive lemur is nocturnal. I photographed this one on my first of many night walks in Madagascar back in May of 2007. Contrary to the name, the white footed sportive lemur is quite inactive. This is an adaptation to its low-energy diet. In order to survive on the small amount of leaves that it eats, the lemur’s metabolic rate must be kept low.
Nikon D200 with Nikkor 80-200mm lens (at 130mm) ISO 200, f/4.5 at 1/60th of a second (-1 stop ev) Nikon SB-800 flash

Prickly pear cactus is a non-native plant introduced to southern Madagascar by the French in the 18th century. These days, the ring-tailed lemurs have become dependent upon it as a source water and food. This guy was munching away before taking a quick break to pose for a few shots.
Nikon D40x with Nikkor 18-55mm lens (at 20mm) ISO 100, f/4 at 1/50th of a second (-1/3 stop ev)