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Vets give urgent care to injured baby hedgehog that teens 'kicked and used as a football'
A veterinary clinic in Bamber Bridge hsve described how they urgently cared for a baby hedgehog after teenagers had reportedly been 'kicking it around' and 'using it as a football'.
How to help garden wildlife hunker down for winter
IT MAY have been a mild autumn, but as soon as temperatures drop, wildlife garden visitors will be looking for places to hunker down for hibernation. Hedgehogs, birds, amphibians and insects all need a helping hand, and here are a few of the things you could be doing to give them the best chance of survival during the cooler months.
Lemurs can sing with rhythm just like us, new study finds
Research has revealed the primates can sing in a rhythm similar to ‘We Will Rock You’.
On the island of Madagascar, the musical calls and howls of the native lemurs contribute to the bustling natural chorus
Modern pentathlon votes to ditch horse riding after Tokyo Olympic turmoil
It is a sport conceived originally by the founder of the modern Olympics to help cavalry riders to develop the skills needed to survive behind enemy lines. But after 109 years, modern pentathlon’s governing body has voted secretly to remove horse riding and replace it with cycling.