TANREC. 
a black colour, with five longitudinal bands on 
the body: all the black parts are covered with 
hard hair; the white bands with small prickles, 
analogous to those of a porcupine. From the 
black bands on the back spring long scattered 
hairs which reach to the ground : the head is co- 
vered with short black hairs or prickles : the snout 
is white; the eye surrounded by a white circle, 
and the feet are reddish. The Tandreks move 
slowly, and grunt like pigs ; for which reason they 
are called Ground-Hogs, or Pig-Porcupine^ by 
the Europeans. They burrow under ground^ and 
remain torpid three months in the year: they 
hide themselves in the day-time, and only appear 
after sun-set^ in order to seek their food: they 
live chiefly on fruits and herbs : their body is a 
mere lump of fat : the natives of Madagascar eat 
them, but consider them as but an indifferent 
food. Madagascar is the only country in which 
the Tandreks are found. 
Far. ? 
TANREC. 
Tanrec. Buff. 12. jw. 44. 56. 
This is larger than the former, and is covered 
with spines only on the top and hind parts of the 
head, the top and sides of the neck, and the 
shoulders : in that described by Bulfon, tlie long- 
est were on the upper part of the neck, and 
stood erect: the rest of the body was covered 
