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Hedgehogs: Amazing Picture and Facts About Hedgehogs for Children'sHedgehogs are tiny mammals that have lived on Earth for over fifteen million years. These cute critters are named as such because they usually build their nests under hedges, and they grunt like a pig. The animals were also called urchins and hedgepigs. Male and female hedgehogs are called boar and sow, respectively. The baby hedgehog is called a hoglet. There are seventeen kinds of hedgehogs that can be found in parts of Europe, Africa, and Asia. Probably the most popular of all species are the Western European and African pygmy since they are sold as pets.Each hedgehog has over six thousand spines called quills on its back that give them protection from danger. Its legs are small but they allow the hedgehog to travel as far as two miles to look for food. It can live in the wild for four to seven years, and longer in captivity.

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