There are
some 15 species of hedgehog
in Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Hedgehogs have also been
introduced into
nontraditional ranges such
as New Zealand. The hedgehog
was named because of its
peculiar foraging methods.
These animals root through
hedges and other undergrowth
in search of the small
creatures that compose the
bulk of their diet—insects,
worms, centipedes, snails,
mice, frogs, and snakes. As
a hedgehog picks its way
through the hedges it emits
pig like grunts—thus, the
hedgehog.
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