The hedgehog is covered with short and dense thorns. It is active at night and mainly feeds on insects and worms. It can eat 200 grams of worms in one night. When it is attacked by the enemy, it can curl its body into a ball and stab it outward to protect itself. When I was born, I was soft and blind.
Hedgehog is a small mammal with a body length of only 25 cm, and the adult hedgehog can weigh up to 2.5 kg. The back and side of the body are covered with thorns, and the head, tail and abdomen are hairy; Long and sharp mouth, small ears, short limbs and short tail; There are five toes in the front and rear feet, and the bottom line of the foot, and a few kinds of forefoot have four toes; When curled up in a ball, the head and four feet are invisible.
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Hedgehog is a very lonely animal, living in the bushes, timid, afraid, quiet, annoying, like dark and light, afraid of heat and cold. Hedgehogs are slow-moving and usually go out at night. Hedgehogs dig holes to build nests, hide in their nests during the day and come out after dusk.
Hedgehogs are generally resistant to a variety of poisons, but not pesticides. Sometimes they are poisoned by insects killed by pesticides. Generally speaking, hedgehogs stay away from human activities and like to nest on the edge of rural wasteland or beside streams.
When the hedgehog hibernates in its nest, its body temperature drops to 6℃. In this case, the hedgehog is the animal with the lowest body temperature in the world, breathing 1- 10 times per minute. Litter is hedgehog's favorite hibernation place.
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