Hedgehog spines, made of keratin, act as a defense mechanism. When threatened, hedgehogs roll into a tight ball, displaying their spines to deter predators. This behavior, called “quilling ...

The hedgehog belongs to the order Eulipotyphla, which basically means “truly blind and fat,” explains Sophie. The family ...

Hedgehogs living in the same semi-rural area show remarkable variation in their hibernation timing and patterns.

Here are a few points (or should that be spines?) you might not know about the humble hedgehog. Back in the Middle Ages, hedgehogs were seen as harbingers of doom: spotting a hedgehog meant bad ...

A hedgehog left almost bald after contracting ... and was missing his fur and spines. His weight has nearly tripled to 940g (2lb), his fur and spines have grown back. He is now being released ...

Hedgehogs have smooth spines on their coat, similar to the bristles of a brush. Unlike rigid porcupine quills, which are ...

A bald hedgehog that has been receiving daily stress-busting massages has started to re-grow his spines. Nicknamed Bear, the hedgehog was found with hardly any spines in a garden in Telford ...

repeatedly defeated by the hedgehog’s prickly spines, which proved to be an impenetrable defense. Jack Bogle did, in fact, know many things, but he never forgot the one important thing ...

Imagine two hedgehogs getting ready for winter. Do they cuddle together, and risk hurting each other with their spines? Or do they sit apart, not getting hurt or hurting anybody else, but risking ...