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                       A                                                B
                    Figure 25-8  •  Made almost invisible by a combination of a thick cloak of perithoracic fat and a poorly contrasting lung, the heart of this


                    hedgehog is identifiable more by default than by definition as shown in orientation (A) and close-up (B) dorsoventral views.
























                    Figure 25-9  •  Whole-body view of a fully conscious hedgehog, positioned in a foam panel enclosure and using a horizontal x-ray beam,
                    illustrates the visual limitations caused by limb superimposition on the torso.























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