
Fascinating Hedgehog Facts
Hedgehogs are small, cute and quite harmless animals. Their order is Erinaceomorpha, this means they are not related to porcupines at all. The name hedgehog came into use around the year 1450, through their preferred foraging habits, derived from the Middle English heyghoge, from heyg, hegge (“hedge”). As they move through the hedges, looking for worms and insects, they make a piggy grunting noise. Hence, hedge-hog. They are also known