A woman who thought she had rescued a “baby hedgehog” later discovered she was in fact caring for a hat bobble.
The inanimate object was brought to the Lower Moss Nature Reserve and Wildlife Hospital by a conscientious member of the public last week.
But upon arrival at the facility in Knutsford, Cheshire, volunteers realised the hoglet was a “faux furry friend”.
Dr Janet Kotze, the vet on shift, said an elderly lady brought it in after spotting “something that looked like a hedgehog” on the roadside.
Dr Kotze told The Independent: “From a distance you take it at face value. She didn’t handle it at all, she scooped it in a box with some cat food and left it alone in a warm, dark place. She did everything so well. She barely peeked at it because she didn’t want to stress it out.”
Dr Kotze quickly realised the item in the box was a hat, not an animal. She said: “It was pretty obvious to us but I can also see how she was mistaken. I went back out and said: ‘I’m sorry it’s just a bobble.’
“She said: ‘You’re joking! Oh my goodness, how did I do that?’”
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