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Greater Hedgehog Tenrec

Setifer setosus

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

nocturnal,small, spiky fur, not actually related to hedgehogs.

Habitat:

most of the island

Notes:

I spotted this Tenrec on a nighthike on the island of Nosy Mangabe. Tenrecs are elusive nocturnal mammals. They are very difficult to see. I did numerous nighthikes and only saw this one. These photos aren't great but they were all I could get after it quickly ran away. At first it was stunned by our lights, but after about 30 seconds, took off.

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Greater Hedgehog Tenrec

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Comments (3)
Ava T-B
And this is the third Tenrec on PN, and the only spotting of this species. These are very cool little animals.
auntnance123
This is wonderful! When I was teaching, one of my favorite books to share with my classes was Tenrec's Twigs, by Bert Kitchen. So cool to see one "in person" so to speak.

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PublishedOctober 22, 2011

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