This adorable hedgehog has a rare condition which means it stopped growing - and will remain tiny all its adult life.<br /><br />The creature called 'Thumbelina' was rescued along with her family - but cannot be released back in to the wild because of her size.<br /><br />She weighs just 130g and is less than three inches tall and three inches in length - easily fitting into the palm of a hand.<br /><br />Her tiny size is down to a very rare condition known as "failure to thrive" which means no matter how much she eats she will never grow to the size of an adult.<br /><br />Despite the illness, the three-month-old creature will go on to live a healthy life - despite being half the size of his siblings.<br /><br />The tiny hedgehog was rescued alongside a litter of baby hedgehogs at the start of the summer after her nest was destroyed at the end of June.<br /><br />She was taken to Whitby Wildlife Sanctuary in Whitby, north Yorkshire, where she was cared for by Alex Farmer.
