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Hedgehog Completes Alpaca Immersion Training

by Scott Friedstein, FluffPo Correspondent

Hungry for self-discovery, Beanie the hedgehog knew he needed a change of scenery. The lush Andes mountains seemed like just the ticket. 

“It was the alpacas that drew him,” says Craig Mills, a friend and collaborator on Beanie’s upcoming memoir, Five Months in Alpaca. “They seemed like such a gentle species. He wished to know them better.”

That meant living amongst the quiet creatures – absorbing their culture, their habits, their language – basically becoming an alpaca.

“They accepted him as one of their own,” says Mills. “They didn’t see a hedgehog – they saw another alpaca. A slightly smaller one – but an alpaca still.”

Invigorated by his experience, Beanie returned to his hutch and quickly began planning his next adventure.

“He’s going to live with dolphins next.” says Mills. “It’ll be challenging from a practical standpoint, but that’s never stopped him before. He’s just a different kind of hedgehog.”

Via reabo.

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