Three teeny-tiny tenrecs have been born at a popular visitor attraction in Telford.
Staff at Telford's Exotic Zoo have celebrated the arrival of three tiny tenrecs - small, hedgehog-like animals native to Madagascar.Like many of Madagascar's plants and animals, most species of tenrec aren't naturally found anywhere else in the world.
Because of their interesting genetics, the staff use the animal as an important ambassador for evolutionary education. "They've got a really interesting story because they look a lot like hedgehogs but they're actually not related. "Madagascar has a huge amount of unique species, and there is only about 10 per cent of their rainforests left now because of deforestation which impacts the conservation status of the animals there."
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