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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 9 years ago
THE FEET!!! Just...THE FEEEEET!!! (and his mini 'downstairs mix-up) hee hee!
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Amanda Panda 9 years ago
All I can think about, is how painful it had to be to give birth to all those spikes! OUCH!
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Cute Hedgehog
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Cute Hedgehog
Alora Escobar 5 years ago
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww you love your owner!!!!!!
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Cute Hedgehog
Final score:
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Cute Hedgehog
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Socially Awkward 9 years ago
What hedgehog??? I only see a plant. Where is the hedgehog? The world may never know!!! 😂
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Cute Hedgehog
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Cute Hedgehog
Final score:
15points
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Cute Hedgehog
Monika Napierala 6 years ago
hey bro gimme a piggyback ride no dude you re bigger than me mooooom tell him
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Cute Hedgehog
Final score:
11points
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Cute Hedgehog
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Smoky 9 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 9 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 9 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 
Smoky 9 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 9 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 9 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
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