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Hedgehog Completes Crossing of Craigie Road in Record Time, Observers Weep

Spiky hero 'didn't even look at the cones'.

Speed demon.

Speed demon. Photo: Michael Gäbler, “Erinaceus europaeus (Linnaeus, 1758)”, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

PERTH — A hedgehog has reportedly crossed a quiet Craigie street in “well under four minutes”, a record for the area. Witnesses applauded softly so as not to startle it. It is thought to be preparing for hibernation, the dream of every Perth resident in late October.

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