Though they may seem exotic to most people in the Americas, wild hedgehogs are quite common in much of the rest of the world. The tiny creatures are usually nocturnal and use their spiky exteriors to protect themselves. Each hedgehog has about 6,000 quills, but the quills aren"t poisonous and don"t easily detach, like those of the also-quilled (but completely unrelated) porcupine.
Sleep tight, little hedgehog
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World Frog Day
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National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
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Time to count some birds
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A step toward freedom
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Have fun storming the castle
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It s World Poetry Day
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Lighting the way to new beginnings
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Welcome to the Hoh
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Yabba-Dabba-Doo!
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Denali National Park
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A star is borne by seaweed
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Winterpret on ice
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A star blows a bubble
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Corjuem Fort in Goa, India
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Winter solstice
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Where can you find a red fox?
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Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
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Happy Independence Day!
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Explorer of the sea
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Burrowing owls
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Spreadsheet Day
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Of balloons and lost pantaloons
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Bay Marker Lookout, Sydney Olympic Park, Australia
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Fallow deer, Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, England
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Pride Month
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Happy trees = Clean air
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Yarn for Distaff Day
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Alaska moose
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International Sloth Day
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National Lighthouse Day