Here are a few points (or should that be spines?) you might not ... snakes with double tongue, Thorny hedgehogs, not be seen; Newts and blindworms, do no wrong; Come not near our Fairy Queen.” ...

“This is one of the few animal species that you can actually get really close to,” says Sophie Lund Rasmussen (aka Dr Hedgehog). “Their strategy when faced with danger, or a human staring at ...

Hedgehogs have up to 5000 short, yellow-tipped spines can cover their upper body, offering protection from predators. If they're disturbed they'll roll up into a ball so their soft underside is ...

They curl into a ball when they sense danger, causing their sharp spines to stick ... feel threatened. Pet hedgehogs often relax and unroll once they realize there’s no danger.

Hedgehogs are no longer new to the domestic pet trade ... The most defining feature of a hedgehog is their coat of quills (also called spines) that run along their back and sides.

"Strimmers and mowers can cause catastrophic injuries, and a hedgehogs' protective spines are no match for garden equipment." ...

Here are a few lessons the hedgehog might teach us today: • Instead of drilling and polluting our planet like foxes on the ...

Its broken and bleached spines were treated and it has now been placed in a "hedgehog-friendly" garden. Bethan Hewis, of Brinsley Animal Rescue, is "almost certain" it was done deliberately.