The Honolulu Zoo announced it recently received a female African pygmy hedgehog, named Petunia ... threaten native species if released into the wild. African hedgehogs’ bodies are covered ...

1981 with the numbers of hedgehogs in the wild being in decline since the 1960s. But Clover is actually an African Pygmy Hedgehog—the smallest of the hedgehog species and most common as pets.

Each species has unique traits, such as the small size of the African pygmy hedgehog, popular as a pet, and the larger European hedgehog, known for its resilience in the wild. Hedgehog spines ...

and the smaller African pygmy hedgehog, Atelerix albiventris. Hedgehogs live alone in the wild and are typically solitary animals. They may take a while to warm up to you when you first bring them ...

But Paradise Valley cannot sell African Pygmy Hedgehogs to residents of Georgia, one of three states where they're outlawed, unless the owner has a wildlife permit. "The pygmy hedgehog is a wild ...

She owns 11 African pygmy hedgehogs and hoglets, one of the most popular species of domesticated hedgehog in the UK. Despite dwindling numbers of wild hedgehogs in our gardens, the popularity of ...

"If we can get a hearing, the objections from last year, we'll be able to meet them and establish that this particular subspecies, the African pygmy hedgehog, would not reproduce in the wild," she ...

Annette Blagden in her African Pygmy sanctuary. Animal-mad Annette has even turned her garden shed into a dedicated hedgehog hospital, called Hugs4Hedgehogs, where she rehabilitates injured critters.

We went for a look inside the quirky world of African ... hedgehog hospital, called Hugs4Hedgehogs, where she rehabilitates injured critters. Annette has adopted and fostered 26 African Pygmy ...