Hedgehogs may be communicating with more than just snuffles, grunts and snorts, according to scientists who have discovered the animal's hearing range. The creatures hear sounds at a much higher ...

Wild, native hedgehog foraging on a fallen log in Autumn with colourful orange and yellow leaves© Anne Coatesy/iStock via Getty Images The European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) has a natural defense ...

European hedgehogs are in trouble. In an increasingly urbanized world, these spiny mammals often get hit by fast-moving cars—a modern hazard they haven’t evolved to avoid. But a newly discovered ...