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]]>The story about this “rescue” was recently shared on the Facebook page of the animal charity organization Lower Moss Wood Nature Reserve & Wildlife Hospital, from the small English town of Knutsford.
As it turns out, an anonymous woman found what she thought was a fluffy baby hedgehog on the pavement in front of her house. She decided to take it inside and attempted to feed it. After the “baby hedgehog” didn’t touch its food, she decided to take it to the animal hospital.
After arriving at the hospital, the staff checked the “baby hedgehog” and discovered that the fluffy thing was actually a pop-pop from a winter cap. The woman was quite “embarrassed” by her mistake but received praise for her good intentions.
“Remember, kindness knows no bounds, even when it’s to a faux furry friend!” Lower Moss Wood Nature Reserve & Wildlife Hospital wrote in a caption of the video that detailed the story.
We hope that this mishap won’t discourage the woman from helping animals in need in the future. Because let’s face it, silly mistakes can happen to everyone and being kind is never a mistake.
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]]>We don’t blame you for thinking that all zebras belong to one species. However, there are actually three species of zebra—plains zebra, Grévy’s zebra, and mountain zebra—with each having its unique characteristics.
Every zebra has a unique stripes pattern similar to fingerprints in humans. Scientists believe that the black and white color of the stripes helps confuse predators and has some kind of role in regulating heat.
Baby zebras, commonly known as foals, can stand on their own less than 10 minutes after being born. Even more impressive, they can run just one hour later.
Zebras are social animals and usually live in a family that exists as part of herds. The number of individuals in a particular herd varies but sometimes can reach more than 1,000 zebras during migrations to new feeding grounds. It isn’t uncommon that antelope or wildebeest join them in the latter case.
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]]>The post Woman Brings a Sick “Baby Hedgehog” to a Vet Only to Find Out It’s a Pom-Pom appeared first on penguinmd.
]]>The story about this “rescue” was recently shared on the Facebook page of the animal charity organization Lower Moss Wood Nature Reserve & Wildlife Hospital, from the small English town of Knutsford.
As it turns out, an anonymous woman found what she thought was a fluffy baby hedgehog on the pavement in front of her house. She decided to take it inside and attempted to feed it. After the “baby hedgehog” didn’t touch its food, she decided to take it to the animal hospital.
After arriving at the hospital, the staff checked the “baby hedgehog” and discovered that the fluffy thing was actually a pop-pop from a winter cap. The woman was quite “embarrassed” by her mistake but received praise for her good intentions.
“Remember, kindness knows no bounds, even when it’s to a faux furry friend!” Lower Moss Wood Nature Reserve & Wildlife Hospital wrote in a caption of the video that detailed the story.
We hope that this mishap won’t discourage the woman from helping animals in need in the future. Because let’s face it, silly mistakes can happen to everyone and being kind is never a mistake.
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]]>The post Cool Facts About Zebras That Will Surprise You appeared first on penguinmd.
]]>We don’t blame you for thinking that all zebras belong to one species. However, there are actually three species of zebra—plains zebra, Grévy’s zebra, and mountain zebra—with each having its unique characteristics.
Every zebra has a unique stripes pattern similar to fingerprints in humans. Scientists believe that the black and white color of the stripes helps confuse predators and has some kind of role in regulating heat.
Baby zebras, commonly known as foals, can stand on their own less than 10 minutes after being born. Even more impressive, they can run just one hour later.
Zebras are social animals and usually live in a family that exists as part of herds. The number of individuals in a particular herd varies but sometimes can reach more than 1,000 zebras during migrations to new feeding grounds. It isn’t uncommon that antelope or wildebeest join them in the latter case.
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