Hedgehog Facts For Kids Hedgehogs Behavior Hedgehogs are extremely shy mammals. Like other insectivores, hedgehogs like to live alone as they are highly solitary animals. They have fairly limited social life but they do gather around with the arrival of breeding season in order to raise their...
In fact, the name ‘hedgehog’ came about because hedgehogs often live in hedgerows. The ‘hog’ part of the name is due to their pig-like grunts as they search for food, but they’re not related to pigs. Hedgehogs are also not related toporcupinesorechidnas, despite all three being s...
Facts about Animals in Germany for Kids Germany has a rich and diverse wildlife and the most common wild mammals are deer, foxes, boars, hedgehogs, hares and badgers. Wild boars are abundant in many areas and there are over 1 million wild boars in Germany's forests and grasslands as well...
Badgers, foxes and hedgehogs live in the woodlands and forests of the isles. The furry highland cows are quite a sight in the Scottish Highlands. The Highland cattle can also be seen on the Isle of Skye. The Scots call these animals with the double coat of hair 'Heilan Coo' or 'Hairy...
(about two inches long). A healthy adult hedgehog weighs about a pound. It is hard to imagine how this funny-looking creature moves with such short legs, but hedgehogs are equipped to waddle around with the help of an even smaller (about a half-inch long) stubby tail for balance. They...
Check out the animals we recently added to our Animal Facts page. Red Fox Using their exceptional hearing, red foxes can home in on prey hidden deep in the snow. Then they leap high in the air and dive head first into the snow to capture their prey. Hedgehog Hedgehogs may look cute ...
Check out some really fun facts for kids all about science. It’s so important to understand the process used for science. Come with us while explore different science methods. There is bound to be some really cool stuff along the way!
Some hedgehogs hibernate, but not all. LEARN MORE ABOUT HEDGEHOGS Hippopotamus The hippopotamus is a semiaquatic mammal that is native to the tropics of Africa. They live in family groups in rivers, lakes, and swamps. There could be as many as 30 females and young hippos in one group ...
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Find out some facts about some really cool animals, including bats, dolphins, tigers, pandas, lions and even hedgehogs. Explore the animal kingdom! Human Body Learn some cool and amazing facts about the heart and the brain. Your brain will definitely get a workout when you read all of th...