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Happy Hedgehog Day! Did you know that thousands of years ago, before Groundhog Day became a tradition, Romans would celebrate a similar event on the exact same day only with these adorable animals? The only difference is that they would look to see if the little creatures saw their shadows under a clear moon at night. And if they did, that meant that there are six more weeks of winter left. And the Romans weren't the only ones to look up to hedgehogs for advice or praise them for their unique qualities. Classical Persians saw hedgehogs as sacred because of their dedication to destroying agricultural pests. From fairytales and cartoons to video games - this prickly creature is a true icon.
Though the seventeen species of our beloved cute hedgehogs spend their days as wild animals all over Europe, Asia, Africa, and New Zealand, they are often kept as pets, too. However, a hedgehog pet isn't an easy keeper for an inexperienced owner, as they need a very specific diet and a lot of room to exercise. Never try to take one of these animals from wild, but try to buy a baby hedgehog from domesticated hedgehog breeders.
To celebrate Hedgehog Day, Bored Panda has put together a list of hedgehog photos looking adorable as ever! Keep on scrolling to take a look, and be sure to vote for the cutest photos.
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Cute Hedgehog
Melody Lanzatella 8 years ago
THE FEET!!! Just...THE FEEEEET!!! (and his mini 'downstairs mix-up) hee hee!
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Amanda Panda 8 years ago
All I can think about, is how painful it had to be to give birth to all those spikes! OUCH!
Linda Andersen 8 years ago
the spikes are soft and bend when she¨s giving birth ;)
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Your Friendly Neighbourhood Panda 8 years ago
This is so amaaaazing! Seven more hedgehogs in the world makes it seven times better!
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Helen Thomas 8 years ago
I have bought a proper hedgehog house for the garden. Thinking they would all come calling. NOT ONE. I call it ungrateful myself.
Cody Eriksen 8 years ago
she couldn't find a better man..doesn't sas, doesn't make a mess....perfect!!
Mary Jane Conley 8 years ago
Hi Ray I WANT ONE !!!! So adorable!! Did you ever get one? Lots of love , Mama❤️
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Glynis Evans 5 years ago
Disgraceful to treat hedgehogs like this. How would you like to be put in glass jug whilst your babies are made look like cupcakes. Shame on you
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Michael Raufer 8 years ago
... Strange : good picture after (this) debile idiotic pic ... and that goes so on and on ... :(
Lynn Herklotz 8 years ago
any cuter than this?! I need one of these to ride along with me all week and keep me smiling, more!
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Cute Hedgehog
Joseph Subia 3 years ago
"That's a trick question. Sonic the Hedgehog prefers bubble baths." -Tails the [adorable] Fox
Melody Lanzatella 8 years ago
I just hear this 'doofy' voice for this one. Like, "Look at da bubbles George! Da bubbles! hyuk! hyuk!"
Emily Rayner _ Student - JoynerES 4 years ago
Me: sonic go take a bath Sonic: -_- ya right like thats going to happen
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Emily Liz Helgersen 7 years ago
I wouldn't think that hedgehogs ate strawberries, though. I thought they only ate insects.
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Cute Hedgehog
MacDudu 5 years ago
My original comment was deleted/adulterated by the makers of this post. I originally pointed out that it is sick to drop a small animal like a hedgehog into a cactus patch for a photo op. Hedgehogs may have spines but they have sensitive skin in between those spines, so this could have hurt and definitely the little creature would have been terrified. If my original statement made the makers of this post uncomfortable but can you imagine how this creature felt?
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Cute Hedgehog
Glynis Evans 5 years ago
Why would you do that - That is so cruel. Animals are not ours to treat with as we wish. You should be ashamed of yourself whoever did this. This is what is wrong with our world today
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Cute Hedgehog
Benicio del Pilitch 8 years ago
you clearly haven't seen my boyfriend ! :D
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kara myers 8 years ago
it's hard to think about how a creature so small as a baby hedgehog can be a live pet
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MacDudu 5 years ago
All I see is a vulnerable little creature who has no say in the way he is being treated.
Glynis Evans 5 years ago
I so agree. So cruel. They should be ashamed of themselves - But I should imagine they have no compassion
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Why would you do this. Disgraceful. You cruel person. You should be ashamed of yourself.
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Kelly Driscoll 8 years ago
Those little legs can really move when they want to! I had to keep an eye on my girl, Chaucer, or she'd get going.
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Carolyn Jonette 8 years ago
This is actually Huff from @huffyhedehogs https://www.instagram.com/huffyhedgehogs/?hl=en
Glynis Evans 5 years ago
You disgraceful person. Totally cruel. Be ashamed. Humans are not superior to animals. You are obviously completely lacking in any compassion, No wonder the human race is in such a state if this is how we treat animals
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Cute Hedgehog
Alora Escobar 4 years ago
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww you love your owner!!!!!!
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Final score:
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Alora Escobar 4 years ago
hedgehog:IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII WANT SOME ICE CREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMM PLEASE JUST FEEEEEEED MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IM ALL ALONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE JUST PLEASE!!!!!! owner: no you just got you teeth cleaned
Kelly Driscoll 8 years ago
Hedgie teefs! Surprisingly, being bitten is less painful than having one ball up on your fingers... They have abs of steel!
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MacDudu 5 years ago
Neither am I. This isn’t a nice way to treat an animal, yet it signifies a lot that some mindless person has dropped a beautiful creation of nature into a throwaway plastic Starbucks cup.
Load More Replies... Alora Escobar 4 years ago
did some one order starbucks????? yes meee!!!!!!!!! oh um i didnt oder mine spiky
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Final score:
20points
Socially Awkward 8 years ago
What hedgehog??? I only see a plant. Where is the hedgehog? The world may never know!!! 😂
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Final score:
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Monika Napierala 5 years ago
hey bro gimme a piggyback ride no dude you re bigger than me mooooom tell him
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Smoky 8 years ago
Cute photos, but I wonder why everybody seems to have a hedgehog as a pet? Is this a new thing? I think they belong to nature just like the most of animals.
Andi Sobek Cohen 8 years ago
Most of the hedgehogs in these pics are African Pygmy Hedgehogs which are not found in the wild. They are bred to be pets. The darker ones are more likely ones found in the wild. There are no wild hedgehogs in the US.
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Joy Clark 8 years ago
We had a pet hedgehog called Timmy... one day we handed him to a visitor from Britain for a cuddle... for some reason Timmy started licking his candy cane right that minute... we had never seen him do this before and he never did it again... unnamed-8k...8635ee.jpg 
Tandra Smith 8 years ago
Sooo cute. Nice to see happy pics. Instead of all bad stuff see on news everyday. So glad i found this site.
Smoky 8 years ago
Cute photos, but I wonder why everybody seems to have a hedgehog as a pet? Is this a new thing? I think they belong to nature just like the most of animals.
Andi Sobek Cohen 8 years ago
Most of the hedgehogs in these pics are African Pygmy Hedgehogs which are not found in the wild. They are bred to be pets. The darker ones are more likely ones found in the wild. There are no wild hedgehogs in the US.
Load More Replies... Joy Clark 8 years ago
We had a pet hedgehog called Timmy... one day we handed him to a visitor from Britain for a cuddle... for some reason Timmy started licking his candy cane right that minute... we had never seen him do this before and he never did it again... unnamed-8k...8635ee.jpg
Tandra Smith 8 years ago
Sooo cute. Nice to see happy pics. Instead of all bad stuff see on news everyday. So glad i found this site.
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