Legenda: Ericius

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Ericius

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The story of The Hedgehog is adapted from Pliny's Natural History, Isidore's Etymologiae and the text of the Aberdeen Bestiary.

For more information about hedgehogs, visit the Ericius in the Zoo. You can also visit the Hedgehog page at the bestiary.ca website for a discussion in English, bibliography and other useful references.

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Ericius est animal spinis coopertum quibus undique protectus est contra insidias.	quibus: relative pronoun, antecedent is spinis
Nam statim ut aliquid presenserit, primum se subrigit atque spinis suis clauditur et in globum conversus in sua se arma recolligit.	statim ut: "as soon as"
Huius prudentia quaedam est, nam dum absciderit uvam de vite, sese volutat supinus super eam, et sic exhibet natis suis.	exhibit = exhibit eam (uvam)
Praeparant vero hiemi cibos volutantes supra iacentia poma adfixa spinis, unum amplius tenentes ore, et portant in cavas arbores.	vero: postpositive volutantes...tenentes...portant: participles plus verb (they roll... and hold... and carry...)
Idemque futuri providus geminas sibi respirandi vias munit ut quando Boream flaturum collegerit, septemtrionalem viam obstruat,	obstruat: subjunctive with ut flaturum (esse): infinitive in indirect statement (introduced by collegerit, subject is boream)
quando cognoverit Notum detegere aeris nebulam ad septemtrionalem viam se conferat ut flatus declinet nocituros.	detegere: infinitive in indirect statement (introduced by cognoverit, subject is Notum, object is nebulam) conferat: subjunctive with ut (in the phrase munit...ut) declinet: subjunctive with ut (in the phrase se conferat ut) flatus...nocituros: split phrase