Excerpt from The Annals of Scottish Natural History: A Quarterly Magazine, With Which Is Incorporated "the Scottish Naturalist" Hedgehog (erz'naeeas eurapeeus). - When staying at the manse of Tingwall, three miles from Lerwick, I was informed, very much to my surprise, that the Hedgehog exists along the shores of Loch Tingwall (fresh water), and is perfectly well known to Mrs. Bain, who told me also that, when we put them into the garden they usually die. These animals were introduced at Veersgarth by the farmer there, and he planted whins for their protection. They are supposed to have been introduced into the island of Burra by means of a cargo of empty casks, or in the ballast of a vessel Annals S. N. H. 1892, p. In 1892, whilst staying at Sumburgh House, we obtained further account of the Hedgehog in Shetland from our friend Mr. John Bruce, who first heard of the animal occurring around Cunningsburg in the following manner. He had heard of some mischievous boys tormenting an old woman by putting a Hedgehog in her bed. Mr. Bruce had then asked the lads to bring him the next one they found, which they did, and Mr. Bruce obtained two, and had them alive in Sumburgh Garden but they escaped, and have not been seen or heard of around Sumburgh since. They are stated to be far from uncommon around Cunningsburg, and to frequent the high fields and driest ground among heather. As yet I am unable to trace any reliable history of their original introduction, which, however, is currently believed and spoken of as having been effected fifty years ago. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.