ASIATIC HEDGEH.OG, 
the Hedgehog. The Tendrac, on the con- 
trary, has no spines, except on the head, the 
neck, and the withers ; the rest of the bodv 
being covered with coarse hair, Hke a hog's 
bristles. These small animals, which have 
short legs, move very slowly. They grunt, 
and wallow in the mire, like hogs; are fond of 
water, in which they dwell longer than on 
land ; and are caught in salt water, in canals, 
and in small gulphs of the sea. Thev are 
verv ardent in their amours, and multiplv 
greatly. I'hev dig holes in the ground, into 
w'hich they retire^ and remain in a torpid state 
several months. ^\'hile in this state, their hair 
falls off; but it grows again after they awak:. 
They arc generally very fat; and, though their 
flesh is insipid and rccdy, the Indians cat it 
with pleasure." 
The above comprehends all that is said bv 
Buffon on tliis subjccl ; but Pennant has far 
more particularly described the animal which 
we have delineated. 
He calls it the Asiatic Hedgehog, the Little 
Tandrek of Sonncrat, and tlic Tqndrac and 
Tanrec 
