Tenrec (IMAGE)

Wildlife Conservation Society

Tenrec

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Researchers reviewed the conservation priorities for the 31 species of tenrec -- a poorly understood family of small mammals superficially resembling hedgehogs, found only on the island of Madagascar.

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Julie Larsen Maher/WCS

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