Image: Hedgehog self-anointing
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Description: Self-anointing in a rescued juvenile male European hedgehog. Licking the quills of the unfamiliar hedgehog (visible in the back) stimulated copious production of frothy saliva. In this photo the hedgehog is seen placing this saliva on his own back.
Title: Hedgehog self-anointing
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Author: Gisrenist
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