Echinops telfairi (Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec) is a species of mammals in the family tenrecs. They are found in Afrotropics. They are carnivores. Individuals are known to live for 19 years.
Definition: The duration of the development from fertilized, deposited or implanted egg to hatching/birth. Corresponds to egg incubation duration in oviparous animals and to gestation period duration in viviparous animals.
Definition: Age when primary nutritional dependency on the mother ends and independent foraging begins to make a major contribution to the offspring’s energy requirements.