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Hedgehogs didn’t bring Covid
PETER FROST puts our collective mind at rest by revealing some important truths about hedgehogs and... walruses
MAGIC: Hedgehog amulet, Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, c1391-1353BC and a Erinaceus europaeus [(L to R) Guerdon S Holden Memorial Fund and Gibe both Creative Commons]

COVID-19 has not been detected in hedgehogs. I’ll say that again, Covid-19 has not been detected in hedgehogs.

Some media outlets are quoting a new study implicating hedgehogs as a possible host for coronavirus. The study actually identifies no less than 876 mammal species that might be hosts. These include cats and rabbits.

Unfortunately, it’s the lovable hedgehog that has been picked, completely at random and with absolutely no evidence to make a good cuddly media story and headlines that tug at every animal lovers heartstrings.

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