The four-toed hedgehog, also known as the African pygmy hedgehog, is a species found in central and eastern Africa. They are nocturnal animals meaning they are more active at night. A full grown ...

Road traffic accidents kill up to one in three hedgehogs in local populations. It’s not easy to deter hedgehogs from venturing on dangerous roads, but their hearing could be surprisingly useful. In a ...

When the first hedgehogs roam through gardens in the spring, many garden owners want to help the animals—after all, they ...

New research has found hedgehogs living in the same, semi-rural area have wide variation in hibernation timing and pattern, with some entering hibernation as much as three months later than others.

Hedgehogs are an unofficial and adorable mascot of the United Kingdom. The small spiny mammals can often be found in gardens, but the U.K.’s European hedgehog population is under threat from loss of ...

Hamsters, gerbils, guinea pigs, and even rats have long dominated the market as preferred picks for pint-sized pets. But there's another miniature mammal that's starting to gain popularity in the pet ...