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Hedgehog species

February 13, 2023 Hedgehogs

How many hedgehog species do you know? A lot of people know two, maybe more if they are members of

Start of a new season!

February 13, 2023 Business

We are officially announcing the start of a new season for The Hedgehog Program and with that, a lot of

Research suggests social mammals live longer

February 14, 2023 Science

In the research called ‘Correlated evolution of social organization and lifespan in mammals‘, researchers suggest that mammals that are naturally

Tenrec species

February 14, 2023 Tenrecs

When you think of tenrecs, you most likely can only think of 5 species. But those five are only the

16 year old hedgehog found in Denmark

February 16, 2023 Science

‘Thorvald’ is the name of the oldest found hedgehog in the world. Researchers of the Danish Hedgehog Project researched over

No one knows for sure why hedgehogs anoint…

February 17, 2023 Hedgehogs

But studying other animals might give us a clue Self-anointing is a hedgehog behaviour that has captivated the imagination of

Madagascar’s mammalian evolution under threat

February 18, 2023 Tenrecs

International scientists have concluded that it would take three million years to recover the number of species that went extinct

The decline of the South African hedgehog

February 20, 2023 Hedgehogs

Living in South Africa and being active in the hedgehog community, I have the privilege to get personal experience of

Are hedgehogs immune to snake venom?

February 22, 2023 Hedgehogs

This is a question that was asked many times before and will be asked again in the future. If you

Hedgehog spines could protect athletes from concussions

February 23, 2023 Science

Taking inspiration from nature to achieve innovative solutions to human problems -a practice also known as biomimicry- has all manner

Two new species of ‘hairy hedgehogs’ discovered in the Philippines

February 25, 2023 Science

Photo: Podogymnura intermedia (FMNH 186805, holotype), adult male. Photographed 28 July 2005 by D. S. Balete. The first two months

Function of the Jacobson’s organ in hedgehogs

February 27, 2023 Hedgehogs

If you have read into the eyesight of hedgehogs (which will be another educative article at a later time) you

Prickly situation on the runway: Air New Zealand flight delayed

February 27, 2023 Hedgehogs

The captain of flight NZ675 which just landed from Auckland, New Zealand, had spotted a hedgehog on the runway of

Promote your (breeding)business, rescue or non-profit!

February 28, 2023 Business

At The Hedgehog Program we are very keen on supporting other businesses: breeders, rescues and non-profits in their goals to

Biology 101: What is convergent evolution?

March 1, 2023 Biology 101

And how is convergent evolution relevant to hedgehogs and tenrecs? These are two regularly asked questions whenever i explain that

Large-eared tenrec added to the Wiki

March 1, 2023 Tenrecs

A new species page has been added to our wiki! Within the Tenrecidae family, the subfamily of the Geogalinae and

European hedgehogs are wreaking havoc in New Zealand

March 2, 2023 Hedgehogs

If you find yourself in New Zealand, you might see a hedgehog snuffling around… But it won’t be a native

Quills, hairs and.. quiars?

March 2, 2023 Tenrecs

Tenrecs, much like other mammals, have a skin covered in hairs and sometimes quills. But did you know there’s another

The sound of quills!

March 6, 2023 Tenrecs

Weird, wonderfull and true! The Lowland-Streaked Tenrec (Hemicentetes semispinosus) is the only mammal with sounding quills. They are one of

Biology 101: Anthropomorphism

March 13, 2023 Biology 101

If you’ve worked with animals for a while, you probably have heard of the term and might know the meaning

Do animals have conciousness?

March 15, 2023 Science

For years, scientists and animal rights enthusiasts alike have been fascinated by the potential capacity of animals to process the

Field research 2023 in the making

March 17, 2023 Business

Upon visiting our website and looking through the projects, a new one that’s popped up a few months ago is

A hedgehog’s masturbation

March 28, 2023 Hedgehogs

Hedgehogs beat cats in garden standoffs

March 31, 2023 Hedgehogs

Nottingham Trent University has recently collaborated with the University of Brighton to study animal interactions at feeding stations in UK

Hedgehog, viper and rabbit are the victims of decreasing quality of nature

March 31, 2023 Science

Despite efforts to increase the quality of nature in The Netherlands, the WNF (World Nature Foundation, the Dutch branch of

What is your hedgehog’s poop telling you?

April 17, 2023 Hedgehogs

It may not be the highlight of your day, but inspecting your hedgehog’s poo in the morning can give you

Wobbly Hedgehog Syndrome as the waste-bin diagnosis

April 22, 2023 Hedgehogs

Wobbly Hedgehog Syndrome might just be the most wellknown diagnosis in hedgehog species, especially in species that are in captivity.

Pop-off Syndrome

April 26, 2023 Hedgehogs

This is very rare condition, but seems to be occurring under the wild species of hedgehogs, especially with the European

Biology 101: Coprophagia and geophagia

April 30, 2023 Biology 101

When you work with animals, you know that a varying diet can be hard to maintain. A lot of animals

New course available!

May 5, 2023 Business

Over the past few weeks we have been working hard on a free course with unlimited lifetime access! The course

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