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The amazing albino hedgehog

This ghostly figure in the undergrowth is actually a rare albino hedgehog. The tiny animal is being cared for by Melanie James at the Bank Mill Nursery and Nature Reserve in Cumbria.

Ms James, 31, said she was completely taken aback when her two African pygmy hedgehogs produced an albino baby.

“I was totally surprised when he was born. Only one in ten thousand hedgehogs are born totally white with red eyes,” she said.

The amazing albino hedgehog

The little creature, who will be named in a competiton, could never be released because he would have no camoflauge in the wild.

A nocturnal animals, he is just over 11 weeks old and eats a diet of meal worms and cat biscuits.

The nature reserve, run by Melanie’s father Bill, also provides shelter for rare Natterjack toads, a red quirrel and Tikka, the Bengal Eagle Owl.

Mr James started the business as a small nursery about 15 years ago, but people kept bringing in unwanted animals and Melanie could not turn them away.

“I never meant for it to turn into a rescue centre, I just can’t say no.” Melanie said.

“My only limits are time and money!”

www.bankmillnurseries.co.uk

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Kill the bear

Not content with starting two world wars and bombing our chippy, some german bloke is now saying that Knut, a rescued polar bear cub should be put down because bottle-feeding him by hand, snuggling him and generally suppressing his natural predator instincts – to be fierce and fend for himself – is not “species appropriate, but a gross violation of animal protection laws”. What is it with germans and bears?

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Hello Kitty!

Look! It’s! A! Cat! Flushing! A! Toilet! Unbelievable!

Yes! A! Cat! Flushing! A! Toilet! That video alone is probably worth the one billion dollars that Google just reportedly paid for Youtube.

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Panda-monium

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All these pandas were born this summer at the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding and Research Center. That’s a massive nine new baby bears!

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The babies – seen here with their carers – are all between two weeks and two months old now. They’re part of a special breeding programme to help the endangered species survive.

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The cute cubs will make their first appearance in front of the public on Sunday, which is China’s National Day.

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The panda is one of the world’s rarest animals. A recent study found there are less than 1,600 left in the wild.

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ET Phone Home!

ET Phone Home

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One eyed kitten

There seems to be a story going round t’interweb about a one eyed kitten. It looks very strange obviously, but I am not sure if the photo is fake or not though. More

One eyed kitten

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Floppy, hoppy bunnies again!

Its been a while since my last post about rabbits so …

Anya (from Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

From Chosen episode 22 of season 7 of Buffy the Vampire slayer. One of the best episodes from one of the best tv shows ever!

ANDREW: I think they’re coming.
ANYA: Oh, god. I’m terrified. I didn’t think? I mean, I just figured you’d be terrified and I would be sarcastic about it.
ANDREW: Picture happy things. A lake, candy canes, bunnies?
ANYA: (suddenly confident and determined) Bunnies. Floppy, hoppy, bunnies.

(later)

ANDREW: (terrified, boxed in) I have swimmer’s ear!

The Usual Suspects

My Guinea pig babies, nearly two weeks old now!

Guinea Pig Babies

Guinea Pig Babies

Baby Cavies

My guinea pig had some guinea babies this morning! I came down to find the four new arrivals! They came out ‘fully formed’ and were running round the cage by the time I saw them! I haven’t decide on names yet!

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