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Poor hedgehog. Did I do the right decision? I still think of my little fellow from times to times.

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The soft thing that I accidentally had kicked was indeed the hedgehog. He curled to a ball and I first decided to turn the light off and leave space to him so that I stress the hedgehog as little as possible. I immediately started to reflect how much I potentially damaged the hedgehog. They are just so relaxed. So adorable.

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You’re Not Helping

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And New Zealand has a fairly aggressive programme of conservation measures in place to protect native wildlife by killing native species, again something I have defended on th is site. Even wiping out one species, like possums, or stoats, or hedgehogs is probably beyond current methods.

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Africa’s Big Five and Little Five

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They are harmless to humans and their horns are used for wrestling other males for mating rights. This sleek, stunningly patterned cat was a formidable hunting subject, and in its cunning sometimes ended up hunting and killing the hunter. In Asia they are even commonly kept as pets!

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