hedgehog

Hedgehog has elongated snout and body covered with 5000 to 6500 quills. Each quill is hard, hollowed hair whose interior consists of numerous air pockets. Unlike the porcupine, hedgehog does not have barbed or poisonous quills that can be easily removed from the body. Hedgehog replaces old quills with new ones each year.

Hedgehog is spiny mammal that belongs to the family Erinaceidae. There are 17 different species of hedgehog that are native to Europe, Asia and Africa