Hedgehogs threatened by robot mowers, German activists warn – DW – 09/07/2024
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Robot mowers damage biodiversity and harm many creatures, including hedgehogs, according to German conservationists. Some of them are calling for a ban on nighttime mowing.

Shit I thought they spun a nylon wire. These things have a metal blade?

What do they do when a baby is laying in the grass in its path?

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A baby is too large for a robot mower to get on top of. And they have bump sensors. I guess it’s only an issues with hedgehogs trying to literally lay low, somehow getting under it.

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No, they have spines, which are hollow hairs made stiff with keratin. They are omnivorous, they feed on insects, snails, frogs etc. but a baby is too big for them.

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