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    The Betsileo are a highland ethnic group of Madagascar, the third largest in terms of population. They chose their name, meaning "The Many Invincible Ones"...
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    The Betsileo woolly lemur or Betsileo avahi (Avahi betsileo) is a species of woolly lemur native to southeastern Madagascar, in the District of Fandriana...
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    Heterixalus betsileo is a species of frogs in the family Hyperoliidae endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland...
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  • Agonidium betsileo is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Platyninae. It was described by Alluaud in 1932. "Agonidium betsileo (Alluaud, 1932)"...
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  • Picardia betsileo is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Madagascar. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Picardia betsileo Gibeaux,...
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    The brown mantella (Mantella betsileo) is a species of frog in the family Mantellidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical...
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    more Austronesian and slightly less Bantu) groups such as the Merina and Betsileo of the central highlands around Antananarivo, Alaotra (Ambatondrazaka)...
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    Africa. Irrigated paddy fields were developed in the central highland Betsileo Kingdom and were extended with terraced paddies throughout the neighboring...
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    The Betsileo sportive lemur (Lepilemur betsileo) is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar. Like all members of its genus, it is nocturnal and largely...
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  • Malagasy Madagascar, Comoros, Mayotte, Réunion, Mauritius Merina, Sihanaka, Betsileo, Zafimaniry, Antaifasy, Antemoro, Antaisaka, Antambahoaka, Tandroy, Antankarana...
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    Savika (category Betsileo people)
    back of a zebu'), is a traditional zebu-wrestling sport of Madagascar's Betsileo people, in which fighters, called mpisavika, attempt to bring a zebu ox...
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    Mansaka, Kalagan, Manobo, Tasaday, T'boli) Malagasy: Madagascar (e.g., Betsileo, Merina, Sihanaka, Bezanozano) Melanesians: Melanesia (e.g., Fijians, Kanak...
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  • which is in the Bongolava Region. Anosibe Ambohiby was founded in 2008 by Betsileo farmers from the Manandriana District, about 380 kilometres (240 mi) to...
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    The Betsileo short-tailed rat (Brachyuromys betsileoensis) is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is found only in Madagascar. Its natural...
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    is a zebu-wrestling sport found in Madagascar, particularly among the Betsileo people. American freestyle bullfighting is a style of bullfighting developed...
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    of a large taloned bird and can summon thunder and lightning, and the Betsileo people of Madagascar tell of the ramanga, an outlaw or living vampire who...
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  • The Betsileo mabuya (Trachylepis betsileana) is a species of skink possibly found in Madagascar. This species hasn't been recorded from Madagascar for...
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    sportive lemur diverged from its closest relatives, the Betsileo sportive lemur (L. betsileo) and James' sportive lemur (L. jamesi), approximately 1.18...
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    Wooden spoons, Betsileo people, Madagascar, 19th century...
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  • mahajambaensis Hairy-tailed Antsangy (Brachytarsomys villosa) Brachyuromys Betsileo short-tailed rat (Brachyuromys betsileoensis) Gregarious short-tailed rat...
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    meridionalis Ramanantsoavana's woolly lemur, Avahi ramanantsoavani Betsileo woolly lemur, Avahi betsileo Genus Propithecus, sifakas Propithecus diadema group Diademed...
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    were Betsimisaraka, Betsileo, Antaisaka and Bara. Betsimisaraka and Antaisaka inhabited the east coast of the province while Betsileo people lived in the...
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  • estimate)  Madagascar By ethnicity Merina (26%), Betsimisaraka (15%), Betsileo (12%), Tsimihety (7%), Sakalava (6%), Antaisaka (5%), Antandroy (5%), other...
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    The settlement of Anosibe Ambohiby, which has a population of about 300 Betsileo people, is located within the complex almost entirely isolated from the...
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    population of Madagascar; it is classified as Plateau Malagasy alongside the Betsileo, Bezanozano, Sihanaka, Vakinankaritra, and southeastern dialects excluding...
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  • In Madagascar the 16th century onward saw the emergence of Imerina, the Betsileo kingdoms, and the Sakalava empire; Imerina conquered most of the island...
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    nobility in various ethnicities in Madagascar: including the Merina, the Betsileo, the Betsimisaraka, the Tsimihety, the Bezanozano, the Antambahoaka and...
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    meridionalis Ramanantsoavana's woolly lemur, Avahi ramanantsoavani Betsileo woolly lemur, Avahi betsileo Moore's woolly lemur, Avahi mooreorum Groves, C. P. (2005)...
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    his father on a military expedition during his campaign to pacify the Betsileo, who had forsaken an oath sworn to Andrianampoinimerina. Their initial...
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    Gephyromantis asper, commonly known as the East Betsileo Madagascar frog is a species of frog in the family Mantellidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its...
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