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A hedgehog is a spiny mammal of the subfamily Erinaceinae, in the eulipotyphlan family Erinaceidae. There are seventeen species of hedgehog in five genera found throughout parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa, and in New Zealand by introduction.
Description. Everyone is sure to know what a hedgehog looks like. The hedgehog’s back and sides are covered in 25mm (1 inch) long spines (which are really modified hairs). These are absent from the face, chest, belly, throat and legs which are covered with a coarse, grey-brown fur.
- They are pretty widespread and sociable. There are 17 species of hedgehog and they are found in Europe, Africa and Asia. In the UK they can live in a variety of habitats including woodland, farmland, parks and gardens.
- They are nightowls who don’t like the heat. Hedgehogs spend much of their life asleep, hibernating through the winter months of November and mid-March in a nest made from fallen leaves in a sheltered spot.
- They are lactose intolerant! It was once believed that hedgehogs stole milk straight from cows’ udders, which may have been why people so commonly leave milk out for them.
- They are carnivores. Despite their cute appearance these little spikey mammals are voracious predators and have a varied diet. Eating worms, slugs, earwigs, millipedes, beetles and other small inspects.
Learn about hedgehogs, one of the UK's best-loved mammals, and how to help them. Find out what they look like, what they eat, where they live, how they hibernate and why they are in decline.
Learn about hedgehogs, one of Britain's most well-loved wild animals, and how to help them in your garden. Find out where they live, what they eat, when they hibernate and why they are vulnerable to extinction.
Hedgehog Street is a website that provides information about the west European hedgehog, the only spiny mammal in Britain. You can find out about their distribution, behaviour, ecology and threats, as well as books and links to other resources.
Learn about the hedgehog, a small mammal with a coat of stiff, sharp spines that can curl into a ball for defense. Find out how hedgehogs hunt, hibernate, reproduce, and why they are useful pets.
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