| Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec Echinops telfairi |
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Mosa Park, Ifaty, Madagascar November 2016 The Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec is distributed in the south-west of Madagascar. See the distribution map at IUCN. It is found in dry deciduous forest and in spiny forest. |
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It is nocturnal and feeds on insects and fruit. Despite appearances it is semi-arboreal and climbs along thin
branches while foraging. During the dry season when food is scarce it survives by becoming torpid for 3 to 5 months between May and September.
When threatened it rolls into a tight ball. |
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