5100 x 3400 px | 43,2 x 28,8 cm | 17 x 11,3 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
30 novembre 2008
Informations supplémentaires:
HEDGEHOGS The Latin word for hedgehog is Erinaceus and our own British hedgehog is scientifically known as Erinaceus europaeus; it is the same species that occurs throughout most of the continent of Europe. In Britain it is found almost everywhere except some of the Scottish Islands, but tends to be scarce or absent from wet areas and pine forests. Uplands and mountainsides are not popular, probably because they lack both suitable food and suitable nesting places. Hedgehogs are well established in our urban habitat and can, somewhat surprisingly, survive very well in our cities, making extremely good use of cemeteries, railway land, wasteland and both public and private gardens. Shakespeare mentions hedgehogs in ‘The Tempest’ and ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ and he refers to ‘hedgepigs’ and ‘urchins’. Description Everyone is sure to know what a hedgehog looks like. The hedgehog’s back and sides are covered in 25mm (1”) long spines (which are really modified hairs). These are absent from the face, throat, chest, belly, and legs, which are covered with coarse, grey-brown fur. There are approximately 5, 000/7, 000 spines on an average adult hedgehog. What many people do not know is that a hedgehog has a small tail.