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The Darien Nature Center's hedgehog needs a name. It is a little boy and he is an African pygmy hedgehog.
Here are a few hedgehog facts:
1. The name for a baby hedgehog is a hoglet.
2. Hedgies have poor eyesight, but excellent senses of smell and hearing.
3. Hedgehogs got their name through their foraging habits.
As they move through the hedges looking for worms and insects, they make a piggy grunting noise. Hence, hedge-hog.
4. Each hedgie has around 5,000 spines - each of which lasts about a year.
5. Hedgehogs are known as the gardener's friend.
6. There are 17 different species of hedgehog.
7. The most common domesticated hedgehog is the African pygmy hedgehog.
8. European hedgehogs hibernate throughout winter.
9. Hedgehogs are not affected by snake venom.
10. A hedgehog can run over six feet per second.
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