A hefty hedgehog the size of a football has been rescued by a wildlife centre after getting caught in a shed door.
The prickly mammal, named Hercules, weighed 3.3lbs which is almost twice the size of a normal adult hedgehog.
He was taken in by the Tiggywinkles Wildlife Hospital of Haddenham, Bucks, after getting in the way of a shed door.
At this time of the year hedgehogs build up precious fat reserves to help them through winter hibernation but even volunteers were shocked to see how big Hercules was.
After recuperating at the hospital, he was returned to the wild ahead of his
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