Nature Example
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Hedgehog
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A familiar spiny mammal that is nocturnal, meaning it sleeps all day and comes out at night when the Moon is in the sky. It uses the darkness to stay hidden from predators like badgers and foxes.
How to spot them:
Listen for snuffling and rustling sounds in bushes or undergrowth in your garden after the sun has gone down.
💡 Fun Facts
- A hedgehog is a gardener's friend because it loves to eat slugs, snails, and insects that might damage plants.
- When it's scared, it can roll up into a tight ball of over 5,000 spines to protect itself.
- They hibernate through the winter in a cosy nest of leaves and log piles called a 'hibernaculum'.