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worldwidewandering says:

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A hedgehog is any of the small spiny mammals of the subfamily Erinaceinae and the order Erinaceomorpha. There are 16 species of hedgehog in five genera, found through parts of Europe, Asia, Africa, and New Zealand. There are no hedgehogs native to the Americas or Australia. Hedgehogs have changed little over the last 15 million years. Like many of the first mammals they have adapted to a nocturnal, insectivorous way of life. The name 'hedgehog' came into use around the year 1450, derived from the middle English word 'heyghoge'. Other folk names include 'urchin', 'hedgepig' and 'furze-pig'...more
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On flickr:
- Spikes! Hedgehogs
- African Pygmy Hedgehogs

Originally posted at 12:53PM, 5 January 2007 PDT (permalink)
worldwidewandering edited this topic 43 months ago.