Monday, December 31, 2012


Tenrecs are an incredibly diverse group of mammals that are native to Madagascar. Their members resemble shrews, hedgehogs and even otters. However, recent phylogenetic evidence has shown that tenrecs are only distantly related to the animals they resemble.
Interestingly, the evidence shows that they are more closely related to elephants, hyraxes and manatees.

Read all about them: http://bbc.in/dQCSJr

Image source: http://bit.ly/12RXsFs
Tenrecs are an incredibly diverse group of mammals that are native to Madagascar. Their members resemble shrews, hedgehogs and even otters. However, recent phylogenetic evidence has shown that tenrecs are only distantly related to the animals they resemble. 
Interestingly, the evidence shows that they are more closely related to elephants, hyraxes and manatees.

Read all about them: http://bbc.in/dQCSJr

Image source: http://bit.ly/12RXsFs

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