LOOK HOW CUTE
these little guys are
they're African pygmy hedgehogs
~Atelerix albiventris~
they came originally from Algeria
+ these are fully grown!
Compare the size to the gigantic European hedgehog that most Brits will know from their gardens...
(which you can't let indoors, they're so flea-ridden)
A lot of people feed our wild hedgehogs...
Cat food is a particular favourite...
Look how enormous they are by comparison...
A nervous hedgehog will curl into a prickly ball...
Dogs will sniff around hedgehogs curiously...
But wouldn't dare try to eat one!
Cat + pygmy hedgehog
How exceedingly cute!
Aren't they the sweetest little things!
2 comments:
Cute little things. Thanks for the smile today.
Hi Gledwood,
der erste ist sicher ein ägyptischer Langohrigel? Zu sehen auf www.igelparadies.de
Ich bewundere, wie Du immer auf so interessante Tierchen kommst.
Beste Grüße,
AleX (H-M)
Post a Comment