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Size wise, the Lesser Tenrec is not the smallest of the tenrec species but they are pretty tiny. The smallest species is the size of a shrew and is only 1-2 inches long. Azizi here is about 4 inches in length so fits snugly on this sunflower.
A hedgehog, on the other hand, represents the size of two of these sunflowers and even a hoglet would struggle to fit.
Unlike my much smaller Lesser Tenrecs, their lifespan is only up to 5 years.
Photographed with very low POV at British Wildlife Centre
A bit blurry because it was taken through a window so I didn't disturb them. Taken in a garden in Devon.
A little hoglet found in our garden this summer, we took it to a foster mother as it needed special care. The foster mother said that something must have happened to it's Mother as she would never have left it. I have uploaded 3 pictures very similar to this in my other account. These 3 are slightly different. I think these pictures are so cute (well the hoglet is...lol) that I couldn't resist uploading them to my new account.
We were walking through a wooded area in Arroyo Frio and as we came out into a clearing there was a family of Wild Boar - four adults and two hoglets - foraging in the grass. They all did a runner as soon as they saw us! I will post the mum tomorrow.
Taken in Arroyo Frio, Andalucia, Spain.
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My Sister and I found this baby hedgehog in our garden today. We phoned up the local animal shelter for advice. Who gave us the name of a local woman who cares for baby hedgehogs. The Foster Mother said if we hadn't brought this baby hedgehog down to her it would have died as it shouldn't be out in the open or away from it's Mother. She said something must have happened to the Mother for it to be on it's own. She said the hedgehog needs to be feed with special food using a syringe and needs to be weighed etc. She also said it was undernourished. I'm just so glad that we found it when we did as it now has a chance at life with this special treatment it needs to survive. They are so cute I can tell you. I'm so glad I took a few snaps of it before taking it to it's Foster Mother.
A Little baby Hoglet found in our garden which we brought to a Foster Mother for the special attention it needed as it was too young to be away from it's Mother. Have a wonderful life little hoglet.
I'm not in the habit of handing wild animals as they can get rejected by parents. It seems the mother was killed due to a car. This was one of three
The other two remained in a safe place, but this one kept being mischievous and walking out into the road, it was a nightmare. I spoke to staff at our hotel in corfu and a sister of the receptionist worked for wildlife rescue. Glad to say all three are in safe hands. Excuse the finger nails I'm a biter
Leaping up to attack his Wart hoglet
This image was taken prior to yesterday's post- sorry out of sequence. This time spent watching these two was wonderful al be it difficult crouching down to get them in the gaps between trees and foliage.
A couple more yet to post before changing subjects
This is the mum of the Wild Boar hoglet I uploaded yesterday. We came across a family of them as we came out of a wood and into a clearing where they were foraging. Lucky for us they ran off in the opposite direction to us! Taken at Arroyo Frio, Andalucia, Spain.
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This image of the Leopard Kaboosa and her cub was taken the day after a very stressful for both of them Kabossa was moving the cub to a safer place and they had to go between and under a jeep - which was one of many.
This is on of a few images taken through a small gap between trees and branches as the two spent time together away from the maddening crowds The cub is about to pounce on his Wart hoglet lying next to mom
I found this baby Hedgehog wandering around in the middle of the day in my village. It was by a road with no gardens nearby so I decided to look after it. I phoned the three nearest Hedgehog rescue centres but all had recorded messages saying they weren't taking any Hedgehogs at the moment. She weighed 76g which seemed light for this stage of development, but I cannot get her to take food voluntarily, though she is drinking. I have tried feeding with a paste of mashed-up cat food, fed through a syringe, but she usually spits it out. Yet against the syringe I can feel tiny teeth. She grubs around on the lawn as if searching for food, though I haven't seen her eat anything, and she ignores tiny worms that I place in front of her. I did chat to a Hedgehog rescuer a long way away, and he reassured me I was doing all the right things. Fingers crossed she survives.
Under the apple tree, the size of a big apple, she could easily have been overlooked. After her snooze she trotted off into the longer grass
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Introducing our new visitor an 8 week old male hoglet found in our garden. Such a wonderful delight and precious moment for me to find such a wonderful little beauty.
At present Willow is being well looked after at Caddington Hedgehogs located in Old Leake, Boston, Lincolnshire, ran by Angela with her expert knowledge she devotes much of her spare time to the welfare of all the hedgehogs in her care as he is under weight.
Once Willow has gained weight I am going to release him back into our garden.
Not the clearest of shots but one I thought you would enjoy seeing.
Koko, Kobassa's cub was playing in the dense brush doing a lot of mock pounces on a dead wart hoglet then decided to climb a nearby tree and attack mom. He did this several times while mom tried to nap. I must say, she was most tolerant.
It was wonderful to see this relaxed playfulness as the previous day the two of them had been harassed by hyenas and then by a herd of jeeps as they tried to make their way to a safe spot.
Masai Mara
Wild Boar - Sus Scrofa
Forest of Dean
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Wild Boar youngster taken yesterday - Hoglet or Piglet they are known as both. Mums not the prettiest but there were 7 of these little cuties so a hard life I suppose!
Cold Ashby, Northamptonshire
The following day this little chap was out and about in daylight which concerned me and due to his diminutive size I was worried that he wouldn’t make it through hibernation, especially as I noted 2 ticks on him. I boxed him up and he’s now with my local vet who will assess him and send him to hedgehog rescue centre to fatten him up for winter. I am hoping for his return to my garden when he’s fit and strong 😉❤️
Lovely wild European hedgehog hoglet getting ready for release after rehabilitation following being abandoned by its mother.
As you may know, we are hedgehog carers and help out these fantastic animals to get back on their feet and out into the wild. As a carer, we have both highs and lows. This photograph shows a definite high. These little hoglets are well on the way back to recovery, and the wild. To help them out we let them stretch their legs on our lawn!
Hoglet, possibly one of a late 2015 litter, found wandering in my garden this evening. Seemed healthy enough so left nature to take its course.
I was in the Forest of Dean early hoping to catch sight of the wild boar in with the bluebells. After about 3 hours of quiet walking through the forest, I heard the sound of a running water that turned out to be a group of Boar and a creche of about 30 piglets or hoglets rooting around in the leaf litter. I guessed on the direction they might go and went on ahead and sat under a large tree near a small path. The boar came straight passed. A wonderful moment especially when the hoglets came into full view on the edge of the path.
Wild Boar - Sus Scrofa
Forest of Dean
Status in Britain
Wild boars were apparently already becoming rare by the 11th century since a 1087 forestry law enacted by William the Conqueror punishes through blinding the unlawful killing of a boar. Charles I attempted to reintroduce the species into the New Forest, though this population was exterminated during the Civil War.
Between their medieval extinction and the 1980s, when wild boar farming began, only a handful of captive wild boar, imported from the continent, were present in Britain. Occasional escapes of wild boar from wildlife parks have occurred as early as the 1970s, but since the early 1990s significant populations have re-established themselves after escapes from farms, the number of which has increased as the demand for meat from the species has grown. A 1998 MAFF (now DEFRA) study on wild boar living wild in Britain confirmed the presence of two populations of wild boar living in Britain; one in Kent/East Sussex and another in Dorset. Another DEFRA report, in February 2008, confirmed the existence of these two sites as 'established breeding areas' and identified a third in Gloucestershire/Herefordshire; in the Forest of Dean/Ross on Wye area. A 'new breeding population' was also identified in Devon. There is another significant population in Dumfries and Galloway. Populations estimates were as follows:
The largest population, in Kent/East Sussex, was then estimated at approximately 200 animals in the core distribution area.
The second largest, in Gloucestershire/Herefordshire, was first estimated to be in excess of 100 animals. Legally classified as dangerous wild animals, the group is known to be feral descendants of domestic (Tamworth) pigs abandoned nearby. Their numbers grew by 2016 to at least 1500 and the Forestry Commission planned to reduce the total to a manageable 400. "Adult males can reach twenty stone (125 kg), run at thirty miles an hour, and can jump or barge through all but the strongest fences. Also, they are not afraid of humans, so (unlike deer) you can't just shoo them out of your garden."
The smallest, in west Dorset, was estimated to be fewer than 50 animals.
Since winter 2005/6 significant escapes/releases have also resulted in animals colonizing areas around the fringes of Dartmoor, in Devon. These are considered as an additional single 'new breeding population' and currently estimated to be up to 100 animals.
Population estimates for the Forest of Dean are disputed as at the time that the DEFRA population estimate was 100, a photo of a boar sounder in the forest near Staunton with over 33 animals visible was published, and at about the same time over 30 boar were seen in a field near the original escape location of Weston under Penyard many miles away. In early 2010 the Forestry Commission embarked on a cull, with the aim of reducing the boar population from an estimated 150 animals to 100. By August it was stated that efforts were being made to reduce the population from 200 to 90, but that only 25 had been killed.
The failure to meet cull targets was confirmed in February 2011.
Wild boars have crossed the River Wye into Monmouthshire, Wales. Iolo Williams, the BBC Wales wildlife expert, attempted to film Welsh boar in late 2012. Many other sightings, across the UK, have also been reported. The effects of wild boar on the UK's woodlands were discussed with Ralph Harmer of the Forestry Commission on the BBC Radio's Farming Today radio programme in 2011. The programme prompted activist writer George Monbiot to propose a thorough population study, followed by the introduction of permit-controlled culling.
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