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Hedgehogs! Hedgehogs were supposed to collect pre-raisins for their babies!

@dianalukasik @April_Sparkles #TeamPraisin’Raisins
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Hedgehogs rolling on the ground to collect grapes for their young, as illustrated in the Rochester Bestiary (England, c. 1230): London, British Library, Royal MS 12 F XIII, f. 45r.
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Hedgehogs were said to creep into vineyards when the grapes were ripe, to climb the vines and shake the fruit down to the ground. Then, rather than eating this bounty on the spot,
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they would turn onto their backs and roll around, impaling the grapes with their sharp quills. They could then trundle off back to their burrows, carrying the grapes on their spines, as a meal for their young.
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AND cute video concerning hedgehogs with baby hedgehogs and raisins.
https://vimeo.com/10937764...
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De Herinacio. On the Hedgehog on Vimeo

Obrazki nunu & Discarding Images present: the first nature video based on medieval bestiary. In Latin with English Subs. Dolls & animation: Ala nunu Leszyńska…

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Oh, how lovely 🥰 hedgehogs 🦔 and raisins go together.
@Varnam @April_Sparkles #TeamPraisinRaisins
I wasn’t able to open the link but I love 💗 the picture. Thank you for sending. 🥰🦔🥰
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