Hedge Piglet

As I was leaving school this day, I spotted a baby hedgehog, also known as a pup or piglet, all by himself. I stopped to get a shot or two, and he climbed right up on my foot! It was ticklish and adorable until he decided he liked what he had licked and took a small bite of a toe. He didn't break the skin, thank goodness. It would be ridiculous to get rabies shots against something this wee and cute.

Later I came out with a saucer of watery milk for him, and found four pups. Can only hope for the best for them and their mother, wherever she may be.