Jane meets hedgehog babies.

On January 22, 2002, Jane got to witness the amazing sight of a baby hedgehog. One of the hedgehogs had birthed and left a baby out of the nest and we had to return it to its mama. This is what it looked like:

 

Four days later, it became apparent that mama did not want to raise the babies because she kept throwing them out of the nest. We had to take them out and give them to a foster mama, who seems to have accepted them into her brood. Here, Jane shows one of the babies:

This is what the tiny baby in her hand looks like, close up:

 

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Last edited on January 30, 2003.