#WildlifeWednesday Meet the Lowland streaked tenrec unique to Madagascar, an odd-looking creature that look like a cross between a shrew and a hedgehog having a bad hair day! When spotting a predator, the streaked tenrec emit ‘crunch’ and ‘putt-putt’ sounds, while the long hairs on their back become stiff, raising and prickling the opponent. And when the predator retreats, the tenrec takes its chance to quickly flee. The streaked tenrec is the only mammal species, practicing stridulation - this
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#WildlifeWednesday Meet the Lowland streaked tenrec unique to Madagascar, an odd-looking creature that look like a cross between a shrew and a hedgehog having a bad hair day! When spotting a predator, the streaked tenrec emit ‘crunch’ and ‘putt-putt’ sounds, while the long hairs on their back become stiff, raising and prickling the opponent. And when the predator retreats, the tenrec takes its chance to quickly flee. The streaked tenrec is the only mammal species, practicing stridulation - this
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13 Interesting Facts about the Lowland Streaked Tenrec - Animal Bliss
13 Interesting Facts about the Lowland Streaked Tenrec - Animal Bliss
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𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙙: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙪𝙣𝙠 𝙍𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙁𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙧! Say hello to the lowland streaked tenrec—a spiny little insectivore with a bold look and an even bolder snout. Watch as it snuffles through the underbrush, using that twitchy nose to hunt for worms and bugs like a pro. Only found in Madagascar, this one-of-a-kind mammal looks like it's part hedgehog and part shrew. Proof that good things come in small and spiky packages! #tenrecs #tenreclove #tenrecsofmadagascar #m
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𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙙: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙪𝙣𝙠 𝙍𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙁𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙧! Say hello to the lowland streaked tenrec—a spiny little insectivore with a bold look and an even bolder snout. Watch as it snuffles through the underbrush, using that twitchy nose to hunt for worms and bugs like a pro. Only found in Madagascar, this one-of-a-kind mammal looks like it's part hedgehog and part shrew. Proof that good things come in small and spiky packages! #tenrecs #tenreclove #tenrecsofmadagascar #m
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