By Faye Mayern
A gift shop owner who thought she might have a ghost caught a "ninja" hedgehog rampaging around her yard in the middle of the night.
Rachel Eaton was left startled after her 1-meter (3.2-foot) tall Buddha statue was found toppled over on August 25.
The next day, Eaton and her staff from Curiosity Swanage in Dorset, found more sculptures knocked over and thought it was a "bit spooky".
However, after checking CCTV, Eaton discovered the culprit was a prickly intruder - a female hedgehog who had been running around her shop.
(Rachel Eaton via SWNS)
She said: "She was nicknamed "Ghost" by the rescue who came and collected her but she started off as Houdini.
"The hedgehog was a bit bruised from her Mission Impossible adventure."
In video footage, the hedgehog can be seen leaping between ceramic planters and scurrying around the shop yard floor.
The Buddha statue can be seen wobbling before toppling forward - with 'Ghost' to blame.
A gift shop owner thought she might have a ghost before catching a "ninja" hedgehog rampaging around her yard in the middle of the night. ((Rachel Eaton via SWNS))
Eaton added: "We thought it was a bit odd there wasn't more devastation if it was the wind.
"It was when we checked the CCTV that we saw Buddha walking itself off the platform. It was a bit spooky.
"It was the next day we saw the ninja hedgehog. I phoned Dorset Hedgehog Rescue after telling the [shop] girls we couldn't keep her as a pet."
Ghost was taken for a check-over where she was found dehydrated and a bit bruised.
She has been released for rehabilitation near Dorchester.
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