Hedgehogs are no longer new to the domestic pet trade, but there are still several persistent misconceptions about their care and temperament. Common misconceptions surround their bodies ...

The evidently "hedgehog-derived" bacteria developed in nature long before the antibiotics we are familiar with were discovered. An international research team found that a skin fungus common in ...

By 1995 hedgehogs were common throughout South Uist and Benbecula, their numbers growing in part thanks to the lack of predators and not being run down on the isles' quiet roads. Research done by ...