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ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊

Good afternoon!

Happy !

Hopefully this momma hedgehog and her babies will brighten up your day!

@dalfen @dillyd That’s delightful! I didn’t realize hedgehog litters were so large.

@dalfen
i have never seen that many in one place.
it seems, or at least i hope so, there is enough food to sustain them.

@dalfen Until Momma turns so we can see her face, it looks like a pile of tribbles walking around! 😁

@Crystal_Fish_Caves @dalfen @billmason

Me too. Unfortunately, that's exactly the "Trouble with Tribbles".

@dalfen Incredibly cute. And: I know this look over one's shoulder all too well.

@dillyd @dalfen Oh! and thanks a million for the alt text describing the video😍

@dalfen
🥥 33 seconds of bliss.
My day, for one, is brighter, ˈdälfən™🐬.
Thank YOU! 🥥

@dalfen It did, and I very much needed it. Thank you!

@dalfen If I saw this in real life I think I might actually die of squee. 🥺

@LauraLangdon Me too!
*squee* 🥺🥰

The person holding the camera did a great job keeping quiet!

@dalfen@mstdn.social uhm, how did this video happen? it kinda looks as if someone followed the hedgehogs closely, probably scaring them?

@tastytea Looks like the mom is taking her young on a foraging expedition, which is typical behavior. If she were scared, she would likely hiss, click, or make other noises and the babies wouldn’t exit the burrow at the beginning of the video, or would duck back in. She might also spike up, which she doesn’t seem to be doing.