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European hedgehog

Young European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) outside.

The European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) is a pest in New Zealand. They were introduced in 1870 to eat slugs, snails and grubs. Unfortunately, they also eat native birds and their eggs, lizards and insects. Hedgehogs have no natural predators here.

Rights: Michael Gäbler, CC BY-SA 3.0 
Published: 8 March 2017Size: 3.16 MB
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