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I caught this animal in a bushy area but I had to let it go, I hope it is safe where it is. Non of the lacals cannot identify the animal

Hedgehog

eme1n:
Hedgehog

Lemme Google it

She's beautiful. Please don't eat

airminem:
She's beautiful. Please don't eat

Lol, why will I eat it, I'm not like those people, you know them, they can eat any animal for Africa

Legendguy:
Lol, why will I eat it, I'm not like those people, you know them, they can eat any animal for Africa

Lol. Thats right, i call them the "eaters"

Funny enough we call it idiot. I am just knowing the name as well. It has an adaptative survival behavior of culling its head inwards if touched

Porcupine

These is the african porcupine they were talking about,very perfect in getting rid of snakes,or for meat, any of your choice

airminem:
She's beautiful. Please don't eat

Pardon my intrusion. But how can you tell for sure that it's a 'she'?

mansakhalifa:
Pardon my intrusion. But how can you tell for sure that it's a 'she'?

Funny you

airminem:
Funny you

On the contrary, I was actually thinking that there was a way of knowing its sex at first glance.

That was exactly why I asked.

mansakhalifa:
On the contrary, I was actually thinking that there was a way of knowing its sex at first glance.

That was exactly why I asked.

Technically you would be correct. In normal settings, it is perfectly normal and expected to use the pronouns he, she, her, and him to refer to non human animals when their gender is known or not known. In short, it wouldn't sound out of place to me(lay person) to use "she", but some thought must be given to the nature and purpose (scientific etc) in which the gender pronoun is necessary used. What do you think

It's called idiot.

Hedgehogs and Porcupines are different animals...

airminem:
Technically you would be correct. In normal settings, it is perfectly normal and expected to use the pronouns he, she, her, and him to refer to non human animals when their gender is known or not known. In short, it wouldn't sound out of place to me(lay person) to use "she", but some thought must be given to the nature and purpose (scientific etc) in which the gender pronoun is necessary used. What do you think

When is it appropriate to use “it” ?

obami007:
When is it appropriate to use “it” ?

Yes. "it" is appropriate since the gender is unknown