Five new species of spineless soft-furred hedgehogs have been discovered. Researchers found two entirely new species of soft-furred hedgehogs in Southeast Asia – and upgraded three subspecies to ...

The soft-furred hedgehog Hylomys dorsalis was previously thought to be a subspecies and has now been elevated to a distinct species Scientists have discovered five new species of soft-furred ...

"It's not long before someone says that they just don't see them any more." Experts warn common garden creature at risk of ...

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

And an extra fact for you: the collective noun for a group of hedgehogs is an “array”. “There are 14 different species of hedgehog,” says Hugh Warwick, “which range across from Ireland ...

Research has found hedgehogs living in the same, semi-rural area have wide variation in hibernation timing and pattern, with ...

When someone says hedgehog, what do you think of? Prickles and Sonic probably spring to mind. But there’s a lot more to these cute creatures than their quills. So Young Post spoke to Dr Michael ...

The simple fact is, humans love hedgehogs. Despite not being as “cuddly” as cats or dogs thanks to the spines, or quills, that cover their backs, these animals have always held a special place ...

If that wasn’t enough to make you anthropomorphize it and feel sorry for its lonely status, the astronomers who found it have nicknamed it "Hedgehog". We have detected galaxies billions of light ...

The ManxSPCA has received several calls about our spiky friends out and about in gardens during daylight hours ...