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The rescue centre takes in about 300 hedgehogs a year, most of them underweight youngsters found in autumn. They are fed through the winter and released in spring, each with a tiny mark painted on its spines so that it can be recognised if it turns up again.

According to the text, why is a mark painted on each hedgehog?

  1. A. So that it can be recognised if it is found again.Correct
  2. B. So that it looks healthier.
  3. C. So that predators avoid it.
  4. D. So that it can be sold.

Answer: A. So that it can be recognised if it is found again.

Recognised if it turns up again.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. So that it looks healthier.
Not mentioned.
C. So that predators avoid it.
Not mentioned.
D. So that it can be sold.
They are released, not sold.

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