The island of Madagascar is home to several unusual animals. If you’ve ever seen the film Madagascar you’ll be familiar with the lemur and the fossa, but have you ever heard of a tenrec? With just a ...
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 ...
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