1. ALL ABOUT A HEDGEHOG By Adam Knowles

2. WHY ARE THEY CALLED HEDGEHOGS? Because they root through hedges for food and make a grunting noise like a pig

3. ABOUT HEDGEHOGS  They are nocturnal and come out at night.  They sleep in a nest under bushes.  There are 15 species of hedgehogs.  There may be up to 500 fleas on a hedgehog.

4. MORE FACTS ABOUT HEDGEHOGS  Hedgehogs have between 1 and 11 babies at a time and soon become covered in prickles.  They only stay with their mum for 6 weeks.  Including the tail, a hedgehog is 11 inches long.  They hibernate in winter.

5. WHY DO THEY HAVE SPINES? They have 5000 spines Each spine lasts for a year When they sense danger they roll into a ball because of a special muscle in their bodies.

6. WHAT DO THEY EAT?  Snakes  Worms  Frogs  Snails  Mice

7. HEDGEHOG PICTURES Hedgehogs are really cute The most famous hedgehog is Sonic the Hedgehog who was super fast and liked collecting rings.

8. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.