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Alice, the keeper in charge of the nocturnal mammal house, came hurrying over.“Hello, Zoe. Hello, Mr Higgins. Do you have a new arrival for me?”
“We certainly do,” said Great-Uncle Horace.
“It’s a hedgehog – I mean, a hoglet,” said Zoe.“Great-Uncle Horace had to rescue him because he wasn’t safe in the wild.”
Alice smiled. “Is that so? Well, he’ll be very safe here.There’s an enclosure free at the end of the row. I’ll prepare him some food and we can get him all set up.”
“What do hedgehogs eat?” asked Zoe. “Fruits and vegetables,” replied Alice.
At the mention of food Meep did a little
dance at Zoe’s feet.
“And mealworms, and a special feed
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