European hedgehog Oct 15, 2023

Brown, round, tiny and spiny—say hello to the European hedgehog! While this is the only species of hedgehog in the United Kingdom, where our image was taken, 17 other species can be found across Europe, Asia, Africa and New Zealand.

© Jules Cox/Minden Pictures

palette

Today in History

Oct 15, 2024Great wildebeest migration at Mara River, Kenya
Oct 15, 2025Amethyst laccaria mushrooms, Seabeck, Washington, United States

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Oct 5, 2023Gentoo penguins, Antarctica
Jun 12, 2024Big Bend National Park, Texas, USA
Apr 24, 2025Kenai Fjords National Park, Seward, Alaska, United States
Sep 28, 2023Container ship near a commercial port in Thailand
Nov 16, 2023Athens and the Acropolis, Greece
Jul 16, 2024Skara Brae, Scotland
Sep 7, 2024Annas hummingbird
Apr 28, 2025Impala in Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana
Jul 14, 2024La Geria wine region, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain
Nov 21, 2024Lion cubs, South Africa
Aug 11, 2025Village of Santa Maddalena, Dolomites, Italy
Feb 8, 2024Mount Hood, Oregon, USA
Oct 26, 2023Schönbrunn Palace Park, Vienna, Austria
Apr 1, 2024Mer de Glace, Chamonix, France
Jul 13, 2025Basalt columns in Kálfshamarsvík cove, Skagi peninsula, Iceland
Jun 29, 2025Blue lagoon of Pulau Ay, Banda Islands, Indonesia
Mar 7, 2025Plum blossoms, China
Nov 30, 2024Kilchurn Castle, Scotland
Sep 30, 2024Walruses in Svalbard, Norway
Oct 16, 2024Jurassic Coast, Dorset, England
Jan 11, 2024Eurasian lynx
Sep 18, 2025Dunquin Pier, County Kerry, Ireland
Aug 26, 2025Trullo buildings in Alberobello, Apulia, Italy
Sep 10, 2025Hay bales in North Yorkshire, England
Jul 1, 2024Fisgard Lighthouse, Colwood, British Columbia, Canada
Apr 30, 2025Iguazu Falls seen from Paraná, Brazil
Dec 20, 2024Santa Claus Village in Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland
Mar 29, 2024South Stack Lighthouse, Holyhead, Wales, UK
Nov 11, 2024Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
Oct 12, 2023Palouse region, Idaho, USA