ALL ABOUT A HEDGEHOG By Adam Knowles. WHY ARE THEY CALLED HEDGEHOGS? Because they root through...
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ABOUT HEDGEHOGS They are nocturnal and come out at night. They sleep in a nest under bushes. There are 15 species of hedgehogs. There may be up to 500 fleas on a hedgehog.
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ALL ABOUT A HEDGEHOGBy Adam Knowles
WHY ARE THEY CALLED HEDGEHOGS?
Because they root through hedges for food and make a grunting noise like a pig
ABOUT HEDGEHOGS
They are nocturnal and come out at night.
They sleep in a nest under bushes. There are 15 species of
hedgehogs. There may be up to 500 fleas on a
hedgehog.
MORE FACTS ABOUT HEDGEHOGS
Hedgehogs have between 1 and 11 babies at a time and soon become covered in prickles.
They only stay with their mum for 6 weeks.
Including the tail, a hedgehog is 11 inches long.
They hibernate in winter.
WHY DO THEY HAVE SPINES?
• They have 5000 spines
• Each spine lasts for a year
• When they sense danger they roll into a ball because of a special muscle in their bodies.
WHAT DO THEY EAT?
Snakes Worms Frogs Snails Mice
HEDGEHOG PICTURES
Hedgehogs are really cuteThe most famous hedgehog is Sonic the Hedgehog who was super fast and liked collecting rings.
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.
