Tailless Tenrec closeup
This photo shows the long snout of the Tailless Tenrec, which it uses to find worms, insects, frogs and mice. It eats both alive and dead prey. In the photo you can also see its spikes are laying flat, they are raised only when the Tenrec is alarmed.
The tailless tenrec , also known as the common tenrec, is a species of mammal in the Tenrecidae family. It is the only member of the genus, ''Tenrec''. It is found in Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion, and Seychelles. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical.. more
