“Tiana” the tenrec is waking up from torpor. Tenrecs experience both extreme (seasonal) torpor and daily torpor. Most mammal species tightly regulate their body temperature and stay near 98–101°F. Tenrecs, however can function at very low body temperatures, tolerate huge temperature fluctuations and practice metabolic flexibility more typical of reptiles. Madagascar’s climate can be highly unpredictable, with sharp seasonal swings in tempertsure, rainfall and availability of insects (their prima