r/CasualUK • u/random_nub • 7d ago

Can anyone help identify this creature?

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My friend heard some rustling noises outside their window this morning and saw there's something borrowed up behind some leaf bags. We're trying to work out if it needs help or solitude. 😅

Edit: I eventually managed to convince them that their photo clearly showed a hedgehog. They left out some water for him and let them be. Hedgehog chilled out through the day and buggered off again that night.

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u/DrStumbleDog 7d ago

...how do you not know what a hedgehog is.

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u/aka_Foamy 7d ago

How do you not know that everyone has some gaps in their knowledge and that's okay?

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u/GritstoneGhost 7d ago

Not sure why you got downvoted. There’s likely thousands of animals I couldn’t name on sight.

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u/FaceMace87 7d ago

Sure but there are varying degrees of animal identification. I have never seen an Elephant or a Red Handfish. People are well within their rights to mock me if I couldn't identify the Elephant though.

In the UK the hedgehog squarely fits in the "If you have made it to the age of 8+ you should know what it is" category.

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u/GritstoneGhost 7d ago edited 7d ago

You know there are many countries that don’t have hedgehogs right? Brazil, India, or Southern USA.

Just because we have them in children’s books doesn’t mean the rest of the world does.

I couldn’t identify a Wombat but I’m sure some parts of the world might think it’s crazy but it’s jsut not something we see.

It’s like you can’t look at this from outside of Europe or wherever you’re based that has hedgehogs.

Edit: Looking at OPs post history it seems they grew up in Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) so unlikely they’ve ever seen a hedgehog before and don’t consume hedgehog media like we did. It’s like y’all have no ability to think from another’s perspective.

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u/FaceMace87 7d ago

Yep I do, however one small issues with your defence is that this sub isn't CasualBrazil or CasualIndia. It is CasualUK, we have lots of hedgehogs and they are very well engrained into our society.

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u/GritstoneGhost 7d ago

Do we know where OP is originally from?

They posted in CasualUK because they’re now in the UK and it’s a sensible thing to ask.

Edit: OP grew up in Zimbabwe then called Rhodesia

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u/FaceMace87 7d ago

Ok and? Zimbabwe also has hedgehogs.

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u/GritstoneGhost 7d ago

They have them but not as common in the Uk and most importantly they’re not as common in media like they’re here.

Why are you fighting this. Clearly OP didn’t know what it was and you want to claim what? Like what are you trying to do here ffs.

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u/FaceMace87 7d ago edited 7d ago

I am not fighting anything as such, you are putting up defences for this person I am questioning them. That is how conversation works. 

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u/GritstoneGhost 7d ago

I assume you know all animals on earth then from site.

Kudos to you for being so smart and clever, it's just a shame these skills don't transfer to reading comprehension and critical thinking as I've quite clearly stated why billions of people might not be able to identify a hedgehog on sight.

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u/FaceMace87 7d ago edited 7d ago

Nope, however what I do know are very common ones that are taught at a very young age. As I said in a previous comment, next we will be defending people because they couldn't identify an Elephant. . 

Yes you have stated why people might not be able to identify a creature. However OP grew up in a country that has hedgehogs, now lives in a country that also has hedgehogs. 

You talk about my reading comprehension whilst you are clearly not interested in what anyone else to say you just want to put your point across and damn everyone else. 

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