The weight of the bobble didn’t seem to tip her off, though it was Kotze’s first indication that she wasn’t dealing with a hedgehog. “I would have immediately known from the weight — a ...

That's why we'd like you to meet Musya, a Russian cat who became a surrogate to eight hedgehogs and saved them from ...

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Eight orphaned hedgehogs have survived against the odds at a zoo in the Russian city of Vladivostok, after a kindly cat became their surrogate mum. Muska the cat adopted the spiky brood after ...

A wildlife rescue that took in what was thought was a baby hedgehog found it was actually caring for a bobble from a hat. It was brought to the Lower Moss Nature Reserve and Wildlife Hospital by a ...

Six orphaned baby hedgehogs are being nursed back to health by an animal sanctuary after their mother died. The hedgehogs were handed in to Spire Vets in Chesterfield, after they were found by a ...