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Animals face many
in their daily
. These include climate change, habitat loss, and
. Mayors in Germany have highlighted a new danger – robot lawn mowers. These are the small
that automatically go up and down people's gardens to cut the
. German mayors say the devices are killing hedgehogs and other small animals, especially at
. The cities of Munich and Cologne have started a night-time
on the use of the lawn mowers. However, officials want a
ban. Hedgehogs are particularly at risk. They curl up into a
when they sense danger. This makes it more difficult for a robot mower's
to detect a curled-up hedgehog.