The animated movie Madagascar - which featured a group of zoo animals hitching a boat ride to the African island - was not so far-fetched after all.
A new study claims the island's exotic wild mammals are descended from sea-faring ancestors who sailed from mainland Africa on natural rafts 50 million years ago.
Scientists say the prevailing currents at the time would have made the 300 mile trip not only possible, but relatively fast too.
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