![The elephant pit on Madagascar, guarded by the giant bird Rock, From Livre des Merveilles du Monde, (The Travels of Marco Polo), Studio of the Boucicaut Master, c.1412, Illuminated manuscript, Bibliotheque Nationale, The elephant pit on Madagascar, guarded by the giant bird Rock, From Livre des Merveilles du Monde, (The Travels of Marco Polo), Studio of the Boucicaut Master, c.1412, Illuminated manuscript, Bibliotheque Nationale,](https://cdn.superstock.com/1443/Comp/1443-1291.webp)
The elephant pit on Madagascar, guarded by the giant bird Rock, From Livre des Merveilles du Monde, (The Travels of Marco Polo), Studio of the Boucicaut Master, c.1412, Illuminated manuscript, Bibliotheque Nationale,
![Madagascar got its name from Marco Polo, who mistakenly thought he landed in Mogadishu, Somalia, and then misspelled the name of the city. Random Facts you didn't know ← FACTSlides → Madagascar got its name from Marco Polo, who mistakenly thought he landed in Mogadishu, Somalia, and then misspelled the name of the city. Random Facts you didn't know ← FACTSlides →](https://www.factslides.com/imgs/silky-sifaka.jpg)
Madagascar got its name from Marco Polo, who mistakenly thought he landed in Mogadishu, Somalia, and then misspelled the name of the city. Random Facts you didn't know ← FACTSlides →
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Haggard Hawks 🦅📚 Words | Language | Etymology on Twitter: "Marco Polo mistakenly invented the name MADAGASCAR in the 13th century, when he misread Mogadishu—the capital of Somalia, 1200 miles north of
![TIL while traveling Marco Polo heard stories of a giant bird living in Madagascar. He assumed the giant bird was Roc the legendary eagle from Middle Eastern mythology. Many centuries later, bones TIL while traveling Marco Polo heard stories of a giant bird living in Madagascar. He assumed the giant bird was Roc the legendary eagle from Middle Eastern mythology. Many centuries later, bones](https://external-preview.redd.it/smTRJGXwYkrBBe7EOu-Bbi3aAKFiShLuaHFqyclQsjw.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=547e95927068927b6c9ac82a091b934d950afc85)