Brown, round, tiny, and spiny—say hello to the European hedgehog. Our image was taken in Sussex, England, but you"ll find these prickly creatures in gardens, parks, and woodland throughout Europe. Mostly nocturnal, they are welcomed by gardeners as they snack on snails and slugs. With leaves turning gold and the air getting chilly, our homepage hedgehog is all set to gain some weight for the winter.
European hedgehog
Today in History
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Sundance Film Festival opens in Park City
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National Gardening Week
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Borovets ski resort in Bulgaria
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Beautiful baobabs
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Let’s go foraging
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Ansel Adams birthday
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Göreme, Cappadocia, Turkey
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A peek behind the royal curtain
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A bridge comes full circle
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Hungarian Parliament Building, Budapest, Hungary
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Terraced rice fields, Yuanyang County, China
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Paralympic Games begin in Paris
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Celebrating whales—and a whale of a tale
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The Kelpies statues in Falkirk, Scotland
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A circular celebration
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Piazza IX Aprile, Taormina, Sicily, Italy
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Longtailed widowbird at Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa
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Kirkjufell, Iceland
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Gem State views
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Siblings Day
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Pegadung Rock, Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia
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May the Fourth be with you…
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Ad-Deir, Petra, Jordan
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Is that a buzzing sound?
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Desert bighorn sheep in Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada
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Happy winter solstice!
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Happy Thanksgiving
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Thomas Jefferson Memorial, Washington, DC
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Autumn in Piedmont
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Heceta Head Light, Florence, Oregon
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