Common UK garden animals like hedgehogs, rabbits and even the domestic cat have the potential to harbour new strains of coronavirus, a new study reveals. UK researchers used machine learning to predict associations between 411 strains of coronavirus and 876 potential mammal host species. Their machine learning model integrated characteristics extracted from genomes, such as protein structure, as … Read more
His Royal Spine-ness! Prince Charles adopts three baby HEDGEHOGS to keep down slugs at Dumfries House One male and two female hedgehogs have been taken in by Prince Charles The hedgehogs have taken up residence the Queen Elizabeth Walled Garden Staff are hoping the animals will lead to a breeding boom of Royal hoglets By Henry … Read more
An animal lover has come up with an ingenious ‘hedgehog hack’ after spotting one of the creatures falling down her garden steps. Agata Majcher, 38, a make-up artist from Edinburgh, Scotland, filmed adorable footage of a prickly creature successfully scaling the steps after she used broken bricks to create their own mini-stairway. Ms Majcher, who … Read more
Dead hedgehogs will be placed in front of robotic lawnmowers to find out if they can be detected by the machine’s computer vision technology following a spate of injuries There have been reports of hedgehogs being killed by the robot lawnmowers These automated mowers are supposed to detect hedgehogs and avoid them Researchers will test … Read more