When the Morning Turns to Night

When: April 21, 2017
Where: Oliemeulen Tilburg, The Netherlands

It's awake! Though admittedly, only barely This Tenrec was the only one who heard their food being dropped into the bowl, and woke up to investigate. Being all huddled together as they were, this meant climbing over his family. We passed them a couple more times, and it looked as if no other had woken up to eat yet. All the more maggots for him

Species: Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec (Kleine egeltenrek)

Latin name: Echinops Telfairi

Originates from Madagascar.

Current status: Least Concern

Did you know:

… The Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec is the only member of the genus Echinops.

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