Hedgehog

29/01/2023

29/01/2023

If you try to pet an animal, you may be bitten by a tick. The fact is that he lives in the needles of a hedgehog. And ticks, in turn, are carriers of a variety of diseases. For example, tick-borne encephalitis, borreliosis, ehrlichiosis.

28/01/2023

Hedgehogs, which are caught by children in parks, and often fed by gardeners in summer cottages, can infect with infectious and parasitic diseases, biologists warn. “Hedgehogs often become carriers of yellow fever, salmonellosis, leptospirosis.

27/01/2023

In summer, hedgehog hearts beat 180 times per minute. In winter, when animals are hibernating, the heart rate slows down to 20-60 beats.

25/01/2023

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Fot. Marcin Scelina

25/01/2023

The function of this behavior is unclear. According to one version, this is a means of combating parasites, according to another - a way to mask your smell.

22/01/2023

The hedgehog sees far from perfect, however, unlike most animals, it can distinguish colors. Also, poor eyesight is compensated by excellent sense of smell and hearing. He is safe!

21/01/2023

21/01/2023

21/01/2023

The hedgehogs we are used to seem tailless, although in fact they have a tail, just very short. And in some species of so-called rat hedgehogs, the length of the tail can exceed 20 centimeters.