Private: Eight Hedgehog Babies Were Saved By An Unexpected Surrogate Mother

There are many stories about animals becoming surrogate mothers for animals of different kinds, but the one we are about to show you today will make your jaw drop!

You will never believe just how compassionate some animals can be and how strong the maternal instinct kicks in after they have babies.

24. Being A Mom

We all know that being a mom is difficult and not always what we expected, and this also goes for the moms in the animal kingdom. Warning: you will need some tissues because this story begins on a sad note, but in the end everything turns all right.

23. Hedgehog Family

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Who doesn’t love seeing a hedgehog family running around in grass? They are adorable and their spiky backs make people laugh. This is why many zoos take in hedgehog families and put them on display for children.

22. Proud Mother

This proud hedgehog mother has given birth to eight babies and she was happier than ever. Unfortunately, this is where our story gets grim because the people at the Sadgorod Zoo from Russia who were taking care of the hedgehog family made a big, big mistake…

21. Sadgorod Zoo, Russia

One day, the staff at the zoo had no idea that the hedgehog mom was in the grass, away from her babies.

Not thinking much about it, they began mowing the lawn… Unfortunately, the hedgehog mamma met the lawnmower and sadly, got so injured that she couldn’t make it. But what about the babies?