Literal Odds and Ends

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Re: Literal Odds and Ends

Post by Montegriffo » Sun Aug 20, 2017 3:43 pm

I just came across a hedgehog at the farm. Not a particularly spectacular animal but increasingly rare. The population is estimated to have fallen from 30 million in the 1950's to under a million today. It was a youngster born this year which implies there is a breeding pair nearby. Made my day as I've not seen one for at least a couple of years.
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Re: Literal Odds and Ends

Post by Speaker to Animals » Sun Aug 20, 2017 3:54 pm

Did you eat him?

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Post by Montegriffo » Sun Aug 20, 2017 4:23 pm

No I spoke to him in a soft voice, observed him for a few seconds then walked away and left him to it.
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Post by Speaker to Animals » Sun Aug 20, 2017 5:35 pm

Montegriffo wrote:No I spoke to him in a soft voice, observed him for a few seconds then walked away and left him to it.

Are those descended from the tame hedgehogs the Romans brought to the island. He was pretty cute.

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Post by Montegriffo » Mon Aug 21, 2017 1:52 am

Speaker to Animals wrote:
Montegriffo wrote:No I spoke to him in a soft voice, observed him for a few seconds then walked away and left him to it.

Are those descended from the tame hedgehogs the Romans brought to the island. He was pretty cute.
As far as I know they are an indigenous species to the UK.
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Post by Ex-California » Mon Aug 21, 2017 3:45 am

Montegriffo wrote:
Speaker to Animals wrote:
Montegriffo wrote:No I spoke to him in a soft voice, observed him for a few seconds then walked away and left him to it.

Are those descended from the tame hedgehogs the Romans brought to the island. He was pretty cute.
As far as I know they are an indigenous species to the UK.
Stop lying to yourself. Caesar himself brought the first breeding pair of hedgehogs in the world to Britain.
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Post by Montegriffo » Mon Aug 21, 2017 3:54 am

I always thought they were just rats with punk rocker haircuts.
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Post by Ex-California » Mon Aug 21, 2017 4:09 am

They are cute

Any theories on to why they are becoming endangered?
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Post by Fife » Mon Aug 21, 2017 4:20 am

California wrote:They are cute

Any theories on to why they are becoming endangered?
Habitat damage caused by traveling circuses.

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Post by Hastur » Mon Aug 21, 2017 4:29 am

California wrote:They are cute

Any theories on to why they are becoming endangered?
Roadkills. They suck at traffic rules.
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