Please answer the following question by reasoning step-by-step.
The monkey realized he was surrounded by water, where was the monkey?\nOptions:\n- madagascar\n- rain forest\n- captivity\n- on a tree\n- french government

madagascar
Madagascar is an island surrounded by all sides by water and a monkey there can see water on all four sides.

Madagascar is a place and answers the where in the question.

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Therefore, the answer is madagascar