Rescued 'baby hedgehog' turns out to be a pom pom from a hat - UPI.com
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A Cheshire, England, woman rescued what she believed to be an abandoned baby hedgehog and took it to a local animal hospital, where veterinarians told her she had actually rescued the pom pom from a beanie hat.
  • DoctorSpocktopusEnglish
    12·
    1 year ago

    Sadly, the original hat had long since abandoned the pompom, and it is unlikely to survive otherwise.

    • oleorun@real.lemmy.fanOPMEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      This particular species of hat, Nogginus warmus, is able to shed its pom in times of danger. A new one will grow in its place soon after.