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THE STORY OF THE TENREC. 



fruits and roots. In captivity they will eat raw meat, and are also said to be 

 fond of bananas. They sleep nearly all the day, and come forth in full activity 

 only at night. 



The true tenrecs have a body much longer than the hedge-hogs, and 

 their bristles are less rigid, the spines being covered with soft, silky hair. 

 The head is shaped like that of the pouched animals. It is found not only 



THE TENREC AND ITS HABITS. 



in Madagascar, but also in the islands of Bourbon and Maurice, but it was 

 probably carried to the latter island by the colonists. It is tailless, about 

 twelve inches long, and of a fawn color. The second species has rather 

 strong prickles, and is of a grayish-black color. 



The spines of the tenrec are like stiff pointed bristles, and are by no means 

 so strong as those of the hedgehog. 



