Hedgehog
Taken on Islay on 12th October 2010 using Nikon D40X with 300 mm zoom lens.  Fact File

Hedgehog.
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Local names: 		Erinaceus europaeus.
Eulipotyphla.
Erinaceidae.
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Feature:

 Nocturnal. Seeks shelter in shrubs and burrows during the day.
Omnivore. It will eat small invertebrates, small vertebrates, fruit, vegetables, and even fungi. In some cases they have been known to eat venomous snakes or even toxic beetles.