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 ...

In recent years, the hedgehog population has declined. In 2021, they were redlisted. Hedgehogs are a threatened species in ...

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 ...

On their backs they have spikes or spines, similar to hedgehog spines or porcupine spines. And that is one of their defense mechanisms against predators.

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 ...

Curled up in a ball the hedgehog protects herself with prickly spines. The fox quits after suffering nose punctures. The “one big thing” a hedgehog knows is how to survive. There’s more ...

It’s easy to spot hedgehogs in Alderney and not only because there are so many of them. More than half of the island’s prickly creatures are blonde. Their cream-coloured spines are the product of ...

“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 ...