This makes it extremely difficult for predators to attack or eat the hedgehog. Larger animals may attempt to paw at a curled-up hedgehog, but the protective spikes usually deter them. This ...

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

The one on the left is a very healthy hedgehog, whereas the one on the right is starved. When they are curled up, healthy hedgehogs are round with their weight evenly distributed around their ...

A hedgehog’s natural predators will detect movement in the dark, so the tactic of staying still and curling up is very effective – but it’s not adapted to modern living, says Sophie ...