Hedgehogs have smooth spines on their coat, similar to the bristles of a brush. Unlike rigid porcupine quills, which are ...

Tiny, spiky, squeaking and snorting - pygmy hedgehogs are a prickly issue. Animal campaigners say they should not be kept as pets. But what do pygmy hedgehog owners say? "They're adorable balls of ...

The RSPCA has issued a warning after a surge in the number of African pygmy hedgehogs being kept as pets. The animal charity said the exotic creatures required a "considerable commitment".

In the U.S., we only have pet African pygmy hedgehogs, but overseas, there are numerous species of the little spiky fellows.

The forests and swamps of West Africa – particularly Liberia – are the native stomping ground of pygmy hippos, but there are believed to be only 2,500 remaining in the wild today, according to ...

In fact, the African pygmy hedgehog is one of the most primitive mammals on our planet, with some scientists arguing that it survived the dinosaurs! Although paleontologists may not be able to ...

The European hedgehog is the largest, while the African pygmy hedgehog is most commonly kept as a pet. When threatened, they will curl up into a ball, protecting their soft bellies and relying on ...

An endangered pygmy hippo has been born at zoo in Scotland — and called Haggis. The ‘incredibly rare’ animal was born at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s (RZSS) Edinburgh Zoo on ...