&gt; &quot;This strange animal was known, of course, in Scotland, Wales and Ireland originally in Gaelic as that demonic creature, that horrid creature, and is the hedgehog celebrated by Shakespeare:<p>“Thorny hedgehogs, be not seen…
Come not near our faerie queen”,&quot;<p>It surprises me that they were ever seen that way. They weren&#x27;t natural predators for any human livestock, and speaking purely unscientifically I&#x27;d say they&#x27;re pretty cute...<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.google.co.uk&#x2F;search?q=hedgehog&amp;source=lnms&amp;tbm=isch&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjByb-lpu3JAhXG1BoKHaqyBX0Q_AUIBygB&amp;biw=581&amp;bih=351" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.google.co.uk&#x2F;search?q=hedgehog&amp;source=lnms&amp;tbm=i...</a>