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Le hérisson commun (Erinaceus europaeus) est une espèce de petits mammifères, omnivore et nocturne, de la famille des Erinaceidae, classée dans l'ordre des Insectivora.
Ce hérisson est répandu en Europe, y compris la Russie d'Europe, sauf le grand Nord, ainsi qu'en Turquie et dans le Caucase.
Espèce invasive en Nouvelle-Zélande, où il a été introduit, cet animal est, au contraire, en Europe, une espèce protégée par la Convention de Berne et en France, par l’arrêté du 23 avril 2007.
Il est appelé aussi hérisson européen, hérisson d'Europe, hérisson d'Europe occidentale, hérisson d'Europe de l'Ouest ou plus simplement hérisson ordinaire ou hérisson tout court.
La tête, dans le prolongement du corps, se termine par un museau pointu et un rhinarium qui lui permet de détecter la nourriture jusqu'à 3 cm dans le sol, grâce à un odorat très développé. Les oreilles sont courtes, 2 à 3 cm, et en partie cachées par les poils. Le hérisson a quatre membres et une petite queue conique de 2 à 3 cm, mais il est assez rare de l'apercevoir6. Il possède trente-six dents.
Le corps, long de 20 à 30 cm, haut de 12 à 15 cm, est recouvert de poils qui se renouvellent de manière continue. Du front jusqu'aux flancs, ils sont recouverts d'une sorte de membrane à la naissance, puis percés en quelques heures. Souples et blanches chez le jeune hérisson, elles tombent et sont remplacées par des piquants creux plus résistants de 2 à 3 cm qui poussent et se renouvellent sur une durée de 18 mois environ7.
Le hérisson adulte possède entre 5 000 et 7 500 piquants.
Ils sont en fait des poils de 2 à 3 centimètres de long, de couleur variable, à la base généralement brune.
Ils sortent de la peau par trois, chacun dans une direction différente.
Creux en leur centre, donc très légers, ils présentent une cannelure externe qui renforce leur solidité et les rend pratiquement indéformables et incassables.
Il est même théoriquement possible de suspendre l'animal par une seule épine. Ils sont coudés à la racine, et peuvent par conséquent être pliés ou dépliés sur le corps de l'animal par des muscles striés situés le long du corps.
Une épine peut tenir jusqu'à 18 mois avant de tomber et d'être rapidement remplacée, en quelques jours.
Le reste du corps est couvert de longs poils raides et brunâtres, plus ou moins soyeux.
Cette fourrure n'est pas assez dense pour offrir au hérisson une bonne protection contre les grands froids.
Le hérisson est un animal semi-nocturne.
Il chasse la nuit à la vitesse moyenne de 3 mètres par minute, mais peut faire des courtes pointes de vitesse et parcourt environ 2 ou 3 kilomètres.
Dès le crépuscule, il cherche sa nourriture composée d'insectes, de vers, d'escargots, de limaces, d'œufs, de fruits et de baies.
Il est à ce titre un auxiliaire de tout premier plan pour les jardiniers.
Il s'attaque parfois aux serpents, lézards, rongeurs, batraciens, oiseaux nichant à terre.
Il passe la journée à dormir (environ 18 heures par jour) dans un gîte qu'il aménage avec des feuilles, ou sous un buisson, et ne sort pas en plein jour (excepté en de rares occasions, après une chute de pluie par exemple, ou parce qu'il a été dérangé).
Quand le hérisson mange, il fait beaucoup de bruit : il mastique bruyamment, grogne, s'énerve, envoie de la terre à plusieurs mètres lorsqu'il gratte le sol, fouille parmi les feuilles, renifle bruyamment.
Doté d'une vue très basse, il se sert surtout de son odorat et de son ouïe fine pour chasser.
Il est par exemple capable d'entendre un ver de terre se glissant sous les feuilles mortes.
Cet animal, aux mœurs nocturnes, se déplace beaucoup mais, en cas de danger, s'immobilise et se roule en boule en hérissant ses piquants.
À la moindre alerte ou bruit suspect, il dresse ses épines très rapidement.
Si la menace se précise, il penche sa tête en avant et protège sa tête et ses pattes.
À ce stade il n'est pas encore complètement en boule, car il doit continuer de surveiller ce qui se passe. Il ne se met en boule que quand on le touche et peut rester dans cette position pendant des heures sans la moindre fatigue.
À ce stade, la tête dépasse encore de la boule d'épines, mais se trouve contre le sol, donc inaccessible.
Si on le retourne, alors il rentre sa tête très rapidement.
Les renards ou les chiens (principaux prédateurs) profitent de ce laps de temps très court pour essayer de le mordre à la tête ou au cou avant que la bête ait le temps de refermer son armure.
À ce jour, un seul animal a déjà été observé en train d'ouvrir un hérisson entièrement en boule : il s'agit du blaireau.
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Erizo (Erinaceinae) orden "Erinaceomorpha" familia "rinaceidae".
Los erinacinos (Erinaceinae), conocidos vulgarmente como erizos, son una subfamilia de pequeños mamíferos cubiertos de púas; pertenecen al orden Erinaceomorpha, aunque antiguamente eran considerados del orden Insectivora. Hay un total de 16 especies divididas en 5 géneros.
Los erizos habitan Europa, Asia, África y han sido introducidos en Nueva Zelanda. No hay erizos endémicos de Oceanía, ni tampoco erizos vivos que sean nativos de Norte América. En España viven dos especies, el erizo europeo y el erizo moruno, pero en cautividad es muy frecuente el erizo orejudo. Los erizos no han cambiado mucho durante los últimos 15 millones de años. Como muchos de los primeros mamíferos han adoptado una vida nocturna basada en la alimentación insectívora.
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A hedgehog is any of the spiny mammals of the subfamily Erinaceinae, which is in order Erinaceomorpha. There are seventeen species of hedgehog in five genera, found through parts of Europe, Asia, Africa and New Zealand (by introduction). There are no hedgehogs native to Australia, and no living species native to the Americas. Hedgehogs share distant ancestry with shrews (family Soricidae), with gymnures possibly being the intermediate link, and have changed little over the last 15 million years.[2] Like many of the first mammals they have adapted to a nocturnal,[3] insectivorous way of life. Hedgehogs' spiny protection resembles that of the unrelated rodent porcupines and monotreme echidnas.
The name hedgehog came into use around the year 1450, derived from the Middle English heyghoge, from heyg, hegge ("hedge"), because it frequents hedgerows, and hoge, hogge ("hog"), from its piglike snout.[4] Other names include urchin, hedgepig and furze-pig.
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Los erinacinos (Erinaceinae), conocidos vulgarmente como erizos, son una subfamilia de pequeños mamíferos cubiertos de púas; pertenecen al orden Erinaceomorpha, aunque antiguamente eran considerados del orden Insectivora. Hay un total de 16 especies divididas en 5 géneros.
Los erizos habitan Europa, Asia, África y han sido introducidos en Nueva Zelanda. No hay erizos endémicos de Oceanía, ni tampoco erizos vivos que sean nativos de Norte América. En España viven dos especies, el erizo europeo y el erizo moruno, pero en cautividad es muy frecuente el erizo orejudo. Los erizos no han cambiado mucho durante los últimos 15 millones de años. Como muchos de los primeros mamíferos han adoptado una vida nocturna basada en la alimentación insectívora.
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A hedgehog is any of the spiny mammals of the subfamily Erinaceinae, which is in order Erinaceomorpha. There are seventeen species of hedgehog in five genera, found through parts of Europe, Asia, Africa and New Zealand (by introduction). There are no hedgehogs native to Australia, and no living species native to the Americas. Hedgehogs share distant ancestry with shrews (family Soricidae), with gymnures possibly being the intermediate link, and have changed little over the last 15 million years.[2] Like many of the first mammals they have adapted to a nocturnal,[3] insectivorous way of life. Hedgehogs' spiny protection resembles that of the unrelated rodent porcupines and monotreme echidnas.
The name hedgehog came into use around the year 1450, derived from the Middle English heyghoge, from heyg, hegge ("hedge"), because it frequents hedgerows, and hoge, hogge ("hog"), from its piglike snout.[4] Other names include urchin, hedgepig and furze-pig.
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A hedgehog is any of the spiny mammals of the subfamily Erinaceinae, which is in the order Erinaceomorpha. There are seventeen species of hedgehog in five genera, found through parts of Europe, Asia, Africa and New Zealand.
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Los erinacinos (Erinaceinae), conocidos vulgarmente como erizos, son una subfamilia de pequeños mamíferos cubiertos de púas; pertenecen al orden Erinaceomorpha, aunque antiguamente eran considerados del orden Insectivora. Hay un total de 16 especies divididas en 5 géneros.
Los erizos habitan Europa, Asia, África y han sido introducidos en Nueva Zelanda. No hay erizos endémicos de Oceanía, ni tampoco erizos vivos que sean nativos de Norte América. En España viven dos especies, el erizo europeo y el erizo moruno, pero en cautividad es muy frecuente el erizo orejudo. Los erizos no han cambiado mucho durante los últimos 15 millones de años. Como muchos de los primeros mamíferos han adoptado una vida nocturna basada en la alimentación insectívora.
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A hedgehog is any of the spiny mammals of the subfamily Erinaceinae, which is in order Erinaceomorpha. There are seventeen species of hedgehog in five genera, found through parts of Europe, Asia, Africa and New Zealand (by introduction). There are no hedgehogs native to Australia, and no living species native to the Americas. Hedgehogs share distant ancestry with shrews (family Soricidae), with gymnures possibly being the intermediate link, and have changed little over the last 15 million years.[2] Like many of the first mammals they have adapted to a nocturnal,[3] insectivorous way of life. Hedgehogs' spiny protection resembles that of the unrelated rodent porcupines and monotreme echidnas.
The name hedgehog came into use around the year 1450, derived from the Middle English heyghoge, from heyg, hegge ("hedge"), because it frequents hedgerows, and hoge, hogge ("hog"), from its piglike snout.[4] Other names include urchin, hedgepig and furze-pig.
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Erinaceus europaeus - European hedgehog - Hérisson européen - FRANCE - Bretagne
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Los erinacinos (Erinaceinae), conocidos vulgarmente como erizos, son una subfamilia de pequeños mamíferos cubiertos de púas; pertenecen al orden Erinaceomorpha, aunque antiguamente eran considerados del orden Insectivora. Hay un total de 16 especies divididas en 5 géneros.
Los erizos habitan Europa, Asia, África y han sido introducidos en Nueva Zelanda. No hay erizos endémicos de Oceanía, ni tampoco erizos vivos que sean nativos de Norte América. En España viven dos especies, el erizo europeo y el erizo moruno, pero en cautividad es muy frecuente el erizo orejudo. Los erizos no han cambiado mucho durante los últimos 15 millones de años. Como muchos de los primeros mamíferos han adoptado una vida nocturna basada en la alimentación insectívora.
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A hedgehog is any of the spiny mammals of the subfamily Erinaceinae, which is in order Erinaceomorpha. There are seventeen species of hedgehog in five genera, found through parts of Europe, Asia, Africa and New Zealand (by introduction). There are no hedgehogs native to Australia, and no living species native to the Americas. Hedgehogs share distant ancestry with shrews (family Soricidae), with gymnures possibly being the intermediate link, and have changed little over the last 15 million years.[2] Like many of the first mammals they have adapted to a nocturnal,[3] insectivorous way of life. Hedgehogs' spiny protection resembles that of the unrelated rodent porcupines and monotreme echidnas.
The name hedgehog came into use around the year 1450, derived from the Middle English heyghoge, from heyg, hegge ("hedge"), because it frequents hedgerows, and hoge, hogge ("hog"), from its piglike snout.[4] Other names include urchin, hedgepig and furze-pig.
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Los erinacinos (Erinaceinae), conocidos vulgarmente como erizos, son una subfamilia de pequeños mamíferos cubiertos de púas; pertenecen al orden Erinaceomorpha, aunque antiguamente eran considerados del orden Insectivora. Hay un total de 16 especies divididas en 5 géneros.
Los erizos habitan Europa, Asia, África y han sido introducidos en Nueva Zelanda. No hay erizos endémicos de Oceanía, ni tampoco erizos vivos que sean nativos de Norte América. En España viven dos especies, el erizo europeo y el erizo moruno, pero en cautividad es muy frecuente el erizo orejudo. Los erizos no han cambiado mucho durante los últimos 15 millones de años. Como muchos de los primeros mamíferos han adoptado una vida nocturna basada en la alimentación insectívora.
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A hedgehog is any of the spiny mammals of the subfamily Erinaceinae, which is in order Erinaceomorpha. There are seventeen species of hedgehog in five genera, found through parts of Europe, Asia, Africa and New Zealand (by introduction). There are no hedgehogs native to Australia, and no living species native to the Americas. Hedgehogs share distant ancestry with shrews (family Soricidae), with gymnures possibly being the intermediate link, and have changed little over the last 15 million years.[2] Like many of the first mammals they have adapted to a nocturnal,[3] insectivorous way of life. Hedgehogs' spiny protection resembles that of the unrelated rodent porcupines and monotreme echidnas.
The name hedgehog came into use around the year 1450, derived from the Middle English heyghoge, from heyg, hegge ("hedge"), because it frequents hedgerows, and hoge, hogge ("hog"), from its piglike snout.[4] Other names include urchin, hedgepig and furze-pig.
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European Hedgehog (Erinaceus Europaeus)
They really are quite quick when they decide to flee, only just managed to capture this one before he was gone.
Hedgehogs are native to mainland Britain and are also found throughout northern and western Europe. Related and similar species are also found as far as north Africa, the Middle East and central Asia.
The hedgehog has a powerful forefoot and claws for digging for its favourite food of slugs and worms - they may eat 40 or more slugs a night. They can also climb, swim and can sprint a surprisingly fast 6 mph! If threatened they can roll up into a ball as protection against predators. Their biggest enemy apart from man is the badger.
Hedgehogs hibernate alone from November to April under a supporting structure such as a shed, wood piles, brambles or bonfire heaps. They may, however, emerge to forage at night during any warm winter spells.
Le Hérisson recherche vers, escargots et limaces dans la pelouse mouillée de pluie.
Ramonville Saint-Agne (Haute-Garonne), le 14 mai 2018
Squelette de Hérisson roulé en boule
European Hedgehog Skeleton rolled-up in ball (Erinaceus europaeus)
Classe : Mammalia
Ordre : Erinaceomorpha
Famille : Erinaceidae
Genre : Erinaceus
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A Hedgehog or similar spine / modified hair covered animal.
Hedgehogs have a very similar outward appearance, to that of a bristle sweeping brush. Hedgehogs make a loud 'snuffling' sound as they intake air through their noses, while searching for food, in the form of slugs and snails etc. - "Slugs and Snails are eaten in my garden by hungry Snufflebrushes every night"
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Los erinacinos (Erinaceinae), conocidos vulgarmente como erizos, son una subfamilia de pequeños mamíferos cubiertos de púas; pertenecen al orden Erinaceomorpha, aunque antiguamente eran considerados del orden Insectivora. Hay un total de 16 especies divididas en 5 géneros.
Los erizos habitan Europa, Asia, África y han sido introducidos en Nueva Zelanda. No hay erizos endémicos de Oceanía, ni tampoco erizos vivos que sean nativos de Norte América. En España viven dos especies, el erizo europeo y el erizo moruno, pero en cautividad es muy frecuente el erizo orejudo. Los erizos no han cambiado mucho durante los últimos 15 millones de años. Como muchos de los primeros mamíferos han adoptado una vida nocturna basada en la alimentación insectívora.
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A hedgehog is any of the spiny mammals of the subfamily Erinaceinae, which is in order Erinaceomorpha. There are seventeen species of hedgehog in five genera, found through parts of Europe, Asia, Africa and New Zealand (by introduction). There are no hedgehogs native to Australia, and no living species native to the Americas. Hedgehogs share distant ancestry with shrews (family Soricidae), with gymnures possibly being the intermediate link, and have changed little over the last 15 million years.[2] Like many of the first mammals they have adapted to a nocturnal,[3] insectivorous way of life. Hedgehogs' spiny protection resembles that of the unrelated rodent porcupines and monotreme echidnas.
The name hedgehog came into use around the year 1450, derived from the Middle English heyghoge, from heyg, hegge ("hedge"), because it frequents hedgerows, and hoge, hogge ("hog"), from its piglike snout.[4] Other names include urchin, hedgepig and furze-pig.
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The porcupine’s coat consists of a soft, brown, woolly undercoat and coarse, long guard hairs. At the base, each guard hair is brown, becoming darker near the tip, which may be white in eastern populations and yellow in the western ones. The guard hairs conceal the quills until the porcupine is aroused. The quills are longest on the back and tail and when raised push the guard hairs forward, forming a crest. On the face the quills are about 1.2 cm long; on the back they may be up to 12.5 cm in length. There are no quills on the muzzle, legs, or underparts of the body.
Each quill is hollow and embedded in the skin, where it is attached to a small muscle that pulls it upright in the fur when the animal bristles with alarm. About 0.6 cm from the tip, the quill tapers to a fine point closely covered by several dozen small black barbs. These barbs feel only slightly rough to the touch, but when they are moist—as when embedded in flesh—they swell, working the quill farther in. The quills have black tips and yellow or white shafts.
Los erinacinos (Erinaceinae), conocidos vulgarmente como erizos, son una subfamilia de pequeños mamíferos cubiertos de púas; pertenecen al orden Erinaceomorpha, aunque antiguamente eran considerados del orden Insectivora. Hay un total de 16 especies divididas en 5 géneros.
Los erizos habitan Europa, Asia, África y han sido introducidos en Nueva Zelanda. No hay erizos endémicos de Oceanía, ni tampoco erizos vivos que sean nativos de Norte América. En España viven dos especies, el erizo europeo y el erizo moruno, pero en cautividad es muy frecuente el erizo orejudo. Los erizos no han cambiado mucho durante los últimos 15 millones de años. Como muchos de los primeros mamíferos han adoptado una vida nocturna basada en la alimentación insectívora.
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A hedgehog is any of the spiny mammals of the subfamily Erinaceinae, which is in order Erinaceomorpha. There are seventeen species of hedgehog in five genera, found through parts of Europe, Asia, Africa and New Zealand (by introduction). There are no hedgehogs native to Australia, and no living species native to the Americas. Hedgehogs share distant ancestry with shrews (family Soricidae), with gymnures possibly being the intermediate link, and have changed little over the last 15 million years.[2] Like many of the first mammals they have adapted to a nocturnal,[3] insectivorous way of life. Hedgehogs' spiny protection resembles that of the unrelated rodent porcupines and monotreme echidnas.
The name hedgehog came into use around the year 1450, derived from the Middle English heyghoge, from heyg, hegge ("hedge"), because it frequents hedgerows, and hoge, hogge ("hog"), from its piglike snout.[4] Other names include urchin, hedgepig and furze-pig.
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Los erinacinos (Erinaceinae), conocidos vulgarmente como erizos, son una subfamilia de pequeños mamíferos cubiertos de púas; pertenecen al orden Erinaceomorpha, aunque antiguamente eran considerados del orden Insectivora. Hay un total de 16 especies divididas en 5 géneros.
Los erizos habitan Europa, Asia, África y han sido introducidos en Nueva Zelanda. No hay erizos endémicos de Oceanía, ni tampoco erizos vivos que sean nativos de Norte América. En España viven dos especies, el erizo europeo y el erizo moruno, pero en cautividad es muy frecuente el erizo orejudo. Los erizos no han cambiado mucho durante los últimos 15 millones de años. Como muchos de los primeros mamíferos han adoptado una vida nocturna basada en la alimentación insectívora.
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A hedgehog is any of the spiny mammals of the subfamily Erinaceinae, which is in order Erinaceomorpha. There are seventeen species of hedgehog in five genera, found through parts of Europe, Asia, Africa and New Zealand (by introduction). There are no hedgehogs native to Australia, and no living species native to the Americas. Hedgehogs share distant ancestry with shrews (family Soricidae), with gymnures possibly being the intermediate link, and have changed little over the last 15 million years.[2] Like many of the first mammals they have adapted to a nocturnal,[3] insectivorous way of life. Hedgehogs' spiny protection resembles that of the unrelated rodent porcupines and monotreme echidnas.
The name hedgehog came into use around the year 1450, derived from the Middle English heyghoge, from heyg, hegge ("hedge"), because it frequents hedgerows, and hoge, hogge ("hog"), from its piglike snout.[4] Other names include urchin, hedgepig and furze-pig.
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Los erinacinos (Erinaceinae), conocidos vulgarmente como erizos, son una subfamilia de pequeños mamíferos cubiertos de púas; pertenecen al orden Erinaceomorpha, aunque antiguamente eran considerados del orden Insectivora. Hay un total de 16 especies divididas en 5 géneros.
Los erizos habitan Europa, Asia, África y han sido introducidos en Nueva Zelanda. No hay erizos endémicos de Oceanía, ni tampoco erizos vivos que sean nativos de Norte América. En España viven dos especies, el erizo europeo y el erizo moruno, pero en cautividad es muy frecuente el erizo orejudo. Los erizos no han cambiado mucho durante los últimos 15 millones de años. Como muchos de los primeros mamíferos han adoptado una vida nocturna basada en la alimentación insectívora.
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A hedgehog is any of the spiny mammals of the subfamily Erinaceinae, which is in order Erinaceomorpha. There are seventeen species of hedgehog in five genera, found through parts of Europe, Asia, Africa and New Zealand (by introduction). There are no hedgehogs native to Australia, and no living species native to the Americas. Hedgehogs share distant ancestry with shrews (family Soricidae), with gymnures possibly being the intermediate link, and have changed little over the last 15 million years.[2] Like many of the first mammals they have adapted to a nocturnal,[3] insectivorous way of life. Hedgehogs' spiny protection resembles that of the unrelated rodent porcupines and monotreme echidnas.
The name hedgehog came into use around the year 1450, derived from the Middle English heyghoge, from heyg, hegge ("hedge"), because it frequents hedgerows, and hoge, hogge ("hog"), from its piglike snout.[4] Other names include urchin, hedgepig and furze-pig.
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Hedgehogs are native to mainland Britain and are also found throughout northern and western Europe. Related and similar species are also found as far as north Africa, the Middle East and central Asia.
The hedgehog has a powerful forefoot and claws for digging for its favourite food of slugs and worms - they may eat 40 or more slugs a night. They can also climb, swim and can sprint a surprisingly fast 6 mph! If threatened they can roll up into a ball as protection against predators. Their biggest enemy apart from man is the badger.
Hedgehogs hibernate alone from November to April under a supporting structure such as a shed, wood piles, brambles or bonfire heaps. They may, however, emerge to forage at night during any warm winter spells.
Los erinacinos (Erinaceinae), conocidos vulgarmente como erizos, son una subfamilia de pequeños mamíferos cubiertos de púas; pertenecen al orden Erinaceomorpha, aunque antiguamente eran considerados del orden Insectivora. Hay un total de 16 especies divididas en 5 géneros.
Los erizos habitan Europa, Asia, África y han sido introducidos en Nueva Zelanda. No hay erizos endémicos de Oceanía, ni tampoco erizos vivos que sean nativos de Norte América. En España viven dos especies, el erizo europeo y el erizo moruno, pero en cautividad es muy frecuente el erizo orejudo. Los erizos no han cambiado mucho durante los últimos 15 millones de años. Como muchos de los primeros mamíferos han adoptado una vida nocturna basada en la alimentación insectívora.
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A hedgehog is any of the spiny mammals of the subfamily Erinaceinae, which is in order Erinaceomorpha. There are seventeen species of hedgehog in five genera, found through parts of Europe, Asia, Africa and New Zealand (by introduction). There are no hedgehogs native to Australia, and no living species native to the Americas. Hedgehogs share distant ancestry with shrews (family Soricidae), with gymnures possibly being the intermediate link, and have changed little over the last 15 million years.[2] Like many of the first mammals they have adapted to a nocturnal,[3] insectivorous way of life. Hedgehogs' spiny protection resembles that of the unrelated rodent porcupines and monotreme echidnas.
The name hedgehog came into use around the year 1450, derived from the Middle English heyghoge, from heyg, hegge ("hedge"), because it frequents hedgerows, and hoge, hogge ("hog"), from its piglike snout.[4] Other names include urchin, hedgepig and furze-pig.
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Out looking for earthworms after Storm Imogen abates. I took a couple of quick snaps, trying not to disturb it in it's quest for food. I did give it some dried mealworms and sunflower hearts to help it on its way.
Many hedgehogs have not hibernated this year's very wet mild winter, making them more vulnerable in the event of sudden very cold weather.
My garden, Gilwern, Wales, UK.
Los erinacinos (Erinaceinae), conocidos vulgarmente como erizos, son una subfamilia de pequeños mamíferos cubiertos de púas; pertenecen al orden Erinaceomorpha, aunque antiguamente eran considerados del orden Insectivora. Hay un total de 16 especies divididas en 5 géneros.
Los erizos habitan Europa, Asia, África y han sido introducidos en Nueva Zelanda. No hay erizos endémicos de Oceanía, ni tampoco erizos vivos que sean nativos de Norte América. En España viven dos especies, el erizo europeo y el erizo moruno, pero en cautividad es muy frecuente el erizo orejudo. Los erizos no han cambiado mucho durante los últimos 15 millones de años. Como muchos de los primeros mamíferos han adoptado una vida nocturna basada en la alimentación insectívora.
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A hedgehog is any of the spiny mammals of the subfamily Erinaceinae, which is in order Erinaceomorpha. There are seventeen species of hedgehog in five genera, found through parts of Europe, Asia, Africa and New Zealand (by introduction). There are no hedgehogs native to Australia, and no living species native to the Americas. Hedgehogs share distant ancestry with shrews (family Soricidae), with gymnures possibly being the intermediate link, and have changed little over the last 15 million years.[2] Like many of the first mammals they have adapted to a nocturnal,[3] insectivorous way of life. Hedgehogs' spiny protection resembles that of the unrelated rodent porcupines and monotreme echidnas.
The name hedgehog came into use around the year 1450, derived from the Middle English heyghoge, from heyg, hegge ("hedge"), because it frequents hedgerows, and hoge, hogge ("hog"), from its piglike snout.[4] Other names include urchin, hedgepig and furze-pig.
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Porcupines first breed when they are one or two years old. In the southern part of their range they mate in September, but in the more northerly latitudes, in late October to November. The male will follow the female during this period and serenade her with grunts and humming. The female is in heat, or sexually receptive, for only eight to 12 hours and frequently initiates courtship. When she is ready to mate, she indulges in a kind of dance with the chosen male, where they both rise on their hind feet to embrace, all the while whining and grunting. Sometimes they place their paws on each other’s shoulders and rub their noses together; then they may cuff each other affectionately on the head and finally push one another to the ground. Mating used to be the subject of considerable speculation and ingenious theories, but the explanation is simple. The female flattens her quills and twists her tail out of the male’s way so he can mount in the normal fashion. Mating finishes abruptly and either one of the partners then climbs a tree and screams at the other if further approaches are made.
The gestation, or pregnancy, is about 30 weeks; birth occurs sometime between March and May depending how far north the porcupine is located. The female makes almost no preparations for the birth and does not seek out a nesting den or bed. The solitary baby (twins are almost unknown) may be born in a rock pile, under a log stump, or under a brush pile.
The baby porcupine is well developed at birth: its eyes are open, and the blunt incisor teeth and molars are already exposed. About 30 cm long, it weighs approximately 0.4 kg and is covered in dense black hair. The sharp barbless quills are soft and concealed in the hair. Within hours of birth the quills harden and can be erected. After a couple of days, the baby porcupine can climb, although it tends to spend more time on the ground. After a week or so, the female leaves the baby for longer and longer periods while she feeds on the emerging green plants. Weaning, or making the transition from mother’s milk to other food, takes seven to 10 days, although in captivity it may take longer. By the fall, most young porcupines live apart from their mothers.
Eeeee!! I just love this picture. It's just about the only photo I have from this stage of my life. Sageling as a kitten. ✧
*sigh* So cute. ♥
And Winston! Awww... *huggles*
So that means this is circa... late 1998/early '99.
And that damn alarm clock. (◣_◢) I think that was the first alarm clock I blocked out every morning.
Auparavant I. corydalina ss. auctt. amer.
YL4033 (CMMF).
Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez (Lanaudière), 28 août 2006.
Au sol, en terrain humide, en bordure d'une sapinière à bouleau.
Espèce rougissante, brunissante puis noircissante.
Odeur aromatique.
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A porcupine is any of 27 species of rodent belonging to the families Erethizontidae or Hystricidae. All defend themselves with sharp spines—actually modified hairs—rather like those of the hedgehogs (which are part of the order Erinaceomorpha and more closely related to shrews and moles than they are to the rodents) and the echidnas, which as monotremes are very distantly related indeed.
Porcupines vary in size considerably: Rothschild's Porcupine of South America weighs less than a kilogram; the African Porcupine can grow to well over 20 kg.
The two families of porcupines are quite different and although both belong to the Hystricognathi branch of the vast order Rodentia, they are not closely related.
The eleven Old World porcupines are almost exclusively terrestrial, tend to be fairly large, and have quills that are grouped in clusters. They separated from the other hystricognaths, much earlier than the New World porcupines.
The twelve New World porcupines are mostly smaller (although the North American Porcupine reaches about 85 cm in length and 18 kilograms), have their quills attached singly rather than grouped in clusters, and are excellent climbers, spending much of their time in trees. The New World porcupines evolved their spines independently (through convergent evolution) and are more closely related to several other families of rodent than they are to the Old World porcupines.
Being slow moving, the porcupine is a frequent victim in forest fires and on roadways. Injuries from climbing are not uncommon, and diseases, especially rabbit fever, take their toll. External parasites, such as ticks and lice, and internal parasites, round worms, tape worms, and thread worms, are plentiful, although they apparently have no ill effects on the porcupine.
Porcupine quills have been found embedded in several predators, including the coyote, cougar, bobcat, red fox, lynx, bear, wolf, fisher, and Great Horned Owl. Some more experienced predators learn to avoid the quills and kill the porcupine by biting its head or by flipping the porcupine onto its back to expose the unprotected belly. The fisher is the best-known porcupine hunter. It was successfully introduced into some areas of New England to reduce porcupine populations.
European colonists caused a decrease in the fishers, by trapping them and deforesting the southern part of their range. The consequent increase in the number of porcupines coupled with the fact that porcupines damage and even kill some trees led to their being branded as pests. However, a study in a red spruce area in Maine, with 20 to 28 porcupines per 2.5 km2, showed the loss of trees was only 0.5 percent. They are also considered to be pests because of their habit of gnawing buildings around camps. In areas where porcupines are a problem, they are shot, trapped, or poisoned using salt baits. However, not all that the porcupine eats is upsetting to humans. For example, mistletoe, a parasite on trees, is a favoured food. Also the porcupine’s habits of thinning out dense stands of saplings and of killing weed trees are considered to be good forestry practices.
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Tracks - The tracks of the porcupine are easily distinguished with pigeon-toed prints and a trough formed by the dragging of their feet between. The tail quills leave a pattern on the ground between these prints which closely resemble the marks of a corn broom on dirt. An oval shaped print with marks ahead from the long claws is characteristic.
Straddle: 18 - 25 cm (7.2 - 10 in)
Stride: 12 - 16 cm (4.8 - 6.4 in)
Track: Front - 6 cm (2.4 in) long / 4 cm (1.6 in) wide
Track: Rear - 10 cm (4 in) long / 4 cm (1.6 in) wide
This little fella appeared near my back door this afternoon. It was very lethargic, so I gave it a saucer of water and some mealworms. After a little drink and a good munch on the mealworms, it set off to find some cover.
My garden, Gilwern, Wales, UK.
A few nights ago i came out with nothing on my feet and caught the side of my foot on something sharp.
Size approx 25cm.
Superdomain: Neomura
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked): Opisthokonta
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
(unranked): Bilateria
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclass: Tetrapoda
(unranked) Amniota
Class: Mammalia
Clade: Eutheria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Clade: Exafroplacentalia
Magnorder: Boreoeutheria
Superorder: Laurasiatheria
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Erinaceidae
Subfamily: Erinaceinae
Genus: Erinaceus
Species: E. europaeus
Biology - Mating habits of the porcupine are rather bizarre; the male approaches the female with embraces and nose-rubbing, if receptive, she allows him to spray her with gouts of urine. When fully soaked copulation occurs and 210 days later one offspring is born, sighted, mobile and covered in hair and quills. The porcupine feeds on leaves, twigs and green plants and has a ravenous appetite for salt (it will chew on any salt stained tools or clothes it comes across) and also it relishes plywood because of the glue between the layers. Predators of the porcupine include the fisher (mainly), the mountain lion, bobcat, and the coyote.
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When in a den or up a tree, a porcupine is not always easy to see, but noisy chewing, cut twigs, and missing patches of bark may advertise its presence. Around feeding trees and especially outside the winter dens, scats, or droppings, are often visible. In the winter, these are rough and irregular in shape; in summer they tend to be rounded and soft turning from greenish brown to dark brown as they age.
In winter, the tracks can be recognized by the firm print of the whole sole placed heavily on the ground, the long claw marks, and, sometimes, marks where the tail has dragged. If the snow is soft and deep, the porcupine trail becomes more of a trough through the snow.
In fall, and to a lesser extent at other times of the year, porcupines may be called by a low puppylike whine repeated up and down the scale.
During confrontations, a porcupine will chatter its teeth. Otherwise porcupines are mainly uncommunicative animals. The female may nose her young with subdued grunts and whines. Only in the mating season do porcupines become noisy, creating a variety of moans, screams, grunts, and barks.
This is the latest wild addition to my garden - a Hedgehog! I now have Roe Deer who eat my roses, a Sparrow Hawk who takes the birds off my feeders, and a hedgehog who eats the Meal Worms the Robins are supposed to love - but turn their beaks up at!!
From 'Wikipedia': A hedgehog is any of the spiny mammals of the subfamily Erinaceinae and the order Erinaceomorpha. There are 17 species of hedgehog in five genera, found through parts of Europe, Asia, Africa, and New Zealand. There are no hedgehogs native to Australia, and no living species native to North America; those in New Zealand are introduced. Hedgehogs have changed little over the last 15 million years. Like many of the first mammals they have adapted to a nocturnal, insectivorous way of life. The name 'hedgehog' came into use around the year 1450, derived from the Middle English 'heyghoge', from 'heyg', 'hegge' = hedge, because it frequents hedgerows, and 'hoge', 'hogge' = hog, from its piglike snout.
Hedgehogs are easily recognized by their spines, which are hollow hairs made stiff with keratin. Their spines are not poisonous or barbed and, unlike the quills of a porcupine, cannot easily be removed from the hedgehog. However, spines normally come out when a hedgehog sheds baby spines and replaces them with adult spines. This is called "quilling." When under extreme stress or during sickness, a hedgehog can also lose spines.