The lowland streaked tenrec (Hemicentetes semispinosus) in Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, Madagascar. Frank Vassen via Flickr under CC BY 2.0 At least 29 million years ago, a small, shrew-like ...
What in the world is a tenrec? Ask Jeanne Robtoy. She has a herd of them. Among her 13 are Anora, Zeva and Sahaya. They are hard to tell apart. But there are clues. Sahaya is plushly rounded with a ...
Humans may take baths with water, but there are plenty of animals out there that prefer using dirt to get themselves clean. It may seem counterintuitive, but dirt baths are an important hygiene ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lowland streaked tenrecs are a small mammal native to Madagascar. They have black bodies with bright yellow spikes protruding from ...
The animal lovers at ZooEarthTV highlight tiny tenrecs taking a surprisingly effective dusty bath to keep themselves clean and refreshed.
SOUTH BEND — Potawatomi Zoo's lesser hedgehog tenrec Briar Rose gave birth this summer to five babies. The zoo announced the births on Friday. Tenrecs, or lesser hedgehogs, look similar to hedgehogs ...
Description: The Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec has an appearance very much like a hedgehog and hence its common name. However the tenrec is not closely related to the hedgehog - these are just two species ...
The tiny black-and-tan creatures curled up on a bed of wood shavings and peat in a Skokie storefront might be the cutest things this side of a hedgehog. So how did they cause so much trouble? The ...
Along with setting Alaska's hunting regulations, the state Board of Game also makes decisions about what animals Alaskans are allowed to keep as pets or livestock. Ferrets, alpacas and one-humped ...