Wildlife artist Walton Ford created a painting called "Madagascar" about the Elephant Bird in 2002.

The main island, also called Madagascar, is the fourth-largest island in the world.

Because the island broke off from the continent millions of years ago, all kinds of oddball plants and animals call Madagascar - and only Madagascar - home.

The film was originally called Madagascar.

"I saw on the chart that we're near a big island called Madagascar," Katie said.

A perfect example of a movie that was made through this time period is called Madagascar (1994), directed by Fernando Perez.

Hal knew that on the south-east shore of the long island of St. Lawrence, which was also called Madagascar, the French Knights of the Order of the Holy Grail had a safe harbour which they called Fort Dauphin.

The lemurs introduce themselves, and explain that the island they are on is called Madagascar, but as they talk, they are attacked by the Foosa, the enemies of lemurs.