10 Interesting Facts About Hedgehogs

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Hedgehogs more than other animals suffer from tick bites. Since the belly of animals is not covered with needles and they run belly down the grass, the ticks just wait for a convenient moment to cling to their skin. Due to the fact that the needles on the back, hedgehogs cannot cope with ticks on their own. However, they came up with a more inventive way to fight! Tobacco, as you know, scares off ticks, so hedgehogs find cigarette butts and prick them on their backs, thereby conducting prophylaxis against annoying pests.

Man, Stop it! Animals That Halved in 40 Years

More recently, the World Wildlife Fund has published statistics stating that wildlife has declined by 52% since 1970. Your attention is invited to a selection of animals that have experienced the influence of man on nature.

6 Forbidden Types of the Most DANGEROUS Weapons

Throughout history, mankind has never stopped trying to create various types of weapons for various purposes. At the same time, while mankind created them, certain prohibitions on its use came out. For example, the popes banned the crossbow, and Homer spoke disapprovingly of the bow. In the 21st century, the scale of invented weapons reached a completely different level of danger, which can be called deadly. Which of the existing military guns managed to be banned and why are these inventions so dangerous?