Ah, the beauty of nature.

Eight orphaned hedgehogs have survived against the odds at a zoo in the Russian city of Vladivostok, after a kindly cat became their surrogate mum.  Muska the cat adopted the spiky brood after their mother died in a lawn-mowing accident.  The tiny hoglets, as they are known, had refused milk from a syringe, a bottle, and a saucer for two days.  As Muska had recently raised a litter of foster kittens, she had milk to offer - so the zoo decided to try the unusual pairing. The hungry orphans reacted to her bodily warmth and the smell of milk, and soon began to nurse.