A hedgehog's defense against predators is to curl up in a tight ball, exposing only their short, sharp spines. Food Hedgehogs hunt for food at night.
Hedgehogs eat insects, snakes, small mammals, birds, and birds eggs.
Back to top Habitat Hedgehogs live in northern Europe and Asia, southern and northern Africa and New Zealand. Back to top Reproduction Hedgehogs have live babies. They are usually born in the late spring or early summer. They are blind, helpless, and covered with soft spines. For about a month they feed on their mother's milk, after which she teaches them to find their own food.