Dear Robert,

It is difficult to know from your description what you saw, though it is unlikely a hedgehog tenrec would survive long in the wild in the UK.

Perhaps you could contact me and share the video clip to see if we can solve the mystery!

Regards

PJ Stephenson
(Co-ordinator, Tenrec Section, IUCN/SSC Afrotheria Specialist Group)
afrotherianconservation@yahoo.co.uk


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: I've just got back from a holiday in the
: Highlands of Scotland - and whilst there saw a
: creature - about the size of a rabbit -
: similar to a hedgehog in appearance, but with
: a longer snout - right outside our holiday
: home. It was amazingly docile and came out in
: the evening. Looking at pictures on the
: internet it seems remarkably like a greater
: hedgehog tenric in appearance - is this likely
: or possible? I have a video recording of the
: creature and could possibly upload it to the
: site if it helped identify. Just a matter
: of curiosity, as I really would like to put a
: name to the friendly animal we met.
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