Rare blond hedgehog

Dr Andrew Kelly, manager of RSPCA in Cheshire, said: "We receive around 600 hedgehogs a year at Stapeley Grange, often orphaned juveniles, but we've never had a blonde hedgehog before."

This baby hedgehog, believed to be just a few months old, it was found weak and struggling by a member of the public in Gobowen, Shropshire.

Source: Mail online

Today's awwww

Five African hedgehogs, born June 18 at the San Diego Zoo.

They range from 1.1 ounces to a whopping 1.4 ounces. When full-grown, each may weigh a pound or two.

(via L.A. Unleashed)

Photo Credit: Ken Bohn, San Diego Zoological Society

Couldn't find any rocks

A New Zealand man could face five years in prison if convicted after being accused of using a hedgehog as a weapon.

According to police, the man threw the hedgehog to hit a 15-year-old boy last month. Police say the hedgehog "hit the victim in the leg, causing a large red welt and several puncture marks."

It's not known if the hedgehog was dead or alive when it was thrown, but it was dead when police collected it as evidence.

Source: abc2news