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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Last Updated: 25th July 2009
SECTIONS (Please choose a question): Badgers -- Why do badgers have stripy faces?
Bats -- What is echolocation & how do bats use it? -- How is moth evolution linked to bat echolocation -- What bat species are found in the UK? -- What it the Pipistrelle Split? -- Is the expression “blind as a bat” justified? -- What should I do if I find an injured bat?
Deer -- What are Chronic Wasting Disease and Tuberculosis and what do they have to do with deer?
Hedgehogs -- Are hedgehogs a threat to ground-nesting birds? -- I have hedgehogs and loads of slugs and snails in my garden. Don’t hedgehogs eat these slimy little pests? -- Do hedgehogs carry bovine tuberculosis and/or other diseases that pose a danger to humans or livestock? -- The hedgehog in my garden looks like it’s had one too many. Can hedgehogs get drunk from eating rotting/fermenting fruit? -- Are hedgehogs declining in the UK? -- What impact do roads have on the hedgehog population? -- How many hedgehogs are there in the UK? -- Help! I've found a weak/sick/injured hedgehog. What should I do? -- Can rehabilitated hedgehogs be released back into the wild? -- Do slug pellets pose a threat to hedgehogs? -- How significant are foxes and badgers as predators of hedgehogs?
Foxes -- What are mange and rabies? -- How can I protect my pets from attack by foxes? -- What do you know about losing a pet? -- Why shouldn’t I feed foxes (and animals in general) chocolate? -- Why does my dog seem to have a penchant for rolling in fox scat? -- Are foxes native to Britain? -- Does surplus killing represent a "waste" of energy & resources for a fox? -- Are there exceptions to the 'Scatter Cache Rule' for foxes & what are the benefits of Scatter Caching? -- Are foxes colour blind? -- Can I keep a fox as a pet?
Miscellaneous -- What is hibernation? -- Why help your parents raise their offspring? -- Why extend your territory during the winter? -- How is it that marine mammals are able to see underwater while we are not? -- Why is the largest mammal bigger than the largest fish? -- Is it okay for me to feed wildlife? Am I causing any harm by putting out table scraps or seed for local animals?
Sharks & Rays -- Are sharks primitive? -- How do Whale and Basking sharks grow so big eating such small fodder? -- How do sharks & rays control their buoyancy without a swim-bladder? -- How do elasmobranchs crush hard prey, with a ‘soft’ skeleton? -- Do sharks have any predators other than man? -- When did the first sharks appear on Earth? Squirrels -- Why is the Red squirrel declining in the UK? -- What controls the cacheing behaviour of squirrels and how do they find their buried nuts? -- Why are some squirrels of the same species different colours?