My smallest Tenrec Azizi balancing on a large sunflower. Lesser Tenrecs are, in adulthood usually a lot bigger than a hamster though Azizi is pretty much the size of a hamster.

Photographed indoors at home, in low key. As sunflower stamen are very sticky, he is standing on a mat.

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Harvest mouse clambering on wheat stalks at British Wildlife Centre, UK

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Azizi, my tiny Lesser Tenrec perched on my hand, clutching a miniature bouquet.

Hand included to show his size.

Photographed using a pancake lens. Unlike my other quilled wonders, he doesnt wriggle which makes setting up images a bit less complex!!

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Never work with animals or children, they said... but they didnt have Azizi. From a very young age, he knows to pose when I have my camera. He gives me several seconds rather than nano seconds (the typical behaviours of my other Lesser Tenrecs!!). But I guess it means that of my 6 Tenrecs, I bring him out to photograph the most!!

This image made it as my choice of acrylic for my bathroom. Hope you like it. Tomorrow I will talk about how they really prefer to bathe!! (no water came into contact with my beautiful boy).

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Azizi rocking his miniature cast iron roll top bath! The boy is awake!! Lesser tenrecs don’t actually have water baths. They bathe in sand but this image is planned for an acrylic in my bathroom!!

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