AnimalPhotography - Furry Animals - Please help me identify these animals?
On my first trail run in the imfamous Black River Gorges Nature Reserve in Mauritius, I ran into these aweseome little furry animals. They were the most harmless creatures I have ever seen.
Normally rodent-like creators would run away, but these guys were curious and came towards me to investigate. What a cool addition to my already awesome experience running in Mauritius.
Are they maybe some kind of Hedgehog? Let me know what you think?!
Here is the zoomed out version for some context...
Camera: Canon IXUS 100IS
Location: Black River Gorges, Mauritius
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Looks like a cross between hedhehog and pig :D I love them!
Haha agreed... and I'm sure they love you.
Hi, @extremejogging. My best guess would be that it is a tenrec (Family Tenrecidae), but I'm not familiar with these animals at all, so it could also be something else. The tailless tenrec (Tenrec ecaudatus) is pretty common, but I can't see for sure if the guys in your picture has a tail or not.
Wow, excellent guess. I also don't know them but given a quick Google Search, I think you're right. Well done. ;)
Not much stuff in my head to have a right guess. I saw some in our forests: the colour is pretty different but they quite look the same, perhaps they could breed...
Awesome, also very cute. ;)
In my country they are called hedgehogs, they are spectacular animals
We also have hedgehogs, but they are a lot bigger. I guess you get lots of types and they may be babies.
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Great shot!
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So cute
This is a hedgehog wild