This looks like an ordinary ball of clay – right?!
Well, look again… still looks like a ball of clay to me!
But it is actually a hedgehog that had rolled into a protective ball to protect itself from a dog in Chichester, England.

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The dog rolled the hedgehog through some wet clay that soon dried, and he was trapped (and was rather grumpy about his predicament too)!
Luckily, he was rescued by the kind people at Brent Lodge Wildlife Hospital.

Image Credit: Brent Lodge Wildlife Hospital / Facebook
The hedgehog was able to breathe, and his rescuers cleaned him up.
The whole process really didn’t do much to improve the hedgehog’s mood!

Image Credit: Brent Lodge Wildlife Hospital / Facebook
Once they got the worst of the clay off, they left him alone and let him get some rest.
They finished cleaning him up the next day.

Image Credit: Brent Lodge Wildlife Hospital / Facebook
As you can imagine, the hedgehog is much happier now and took a self-guided tour of the facility!
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