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HEDGEHOGS
Mammal      -     Vertebrate      -      Carnivore

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BABY HEDGEHOGS

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Male:  Boar

Female:  Sow

Young:  Hoglet, Piglet, Pup

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​HEDGEHOGS

Hedgehogs are Britain's only spiny mammal and has about 6,000 spines.  Underneath they have coarse brown fur.

• Eat slugs and earthworms and sometimes eggs.
• Are nocturnal.
• Hibernate during the winter.
• Heart beats 300 times per minute, on average.
• Roll up into a tight ball to protect themselves from predators.
• Have poor eyesight, but a good sense of smell and hearing.
• Threats are:

         -  Bonfires, as they often hibernate in the piles of leaves
         -  Cars
         -  Lawnmowers
         -  Poison - slug pellets, etc

• The spines of a newborn hedgehog begin to appear within 24 hours.
• The desert hedgehog eats scorpions by carefully nipping off the scorpion's deadly sting before eating it.
• ​Can live for about 5 years

Visit:  Hedgehogs . COLLECTIVE NOUNS and SIMILE

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PYGMY HEDGEHOG

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