Lead researcher, Kelly Hitchcock, of Nottingham Trent University and Chester Zoo, said: "The pattern that we've seen is that ...

The wild, unkempt corners of the garden prove the perfect safe haven for Pumpkin, an abandoned male hoglet who needed a new ...

A tenderhearted animal lover spent an entire night tending to what she thought was a sick baby hedgehog — only to find out it was nothing more than a faux fur pom-pom. The elderly woman had rushed ...

Hedgehogs have been part of human culture for thousands of years. Across different societies, they've been symbols of ...

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The hungry youngsters are finding it tough fattening up in the wild for winter hibernation with natural food supplies dwindling fast. As huge numbers of the spiny mammals are taken into care, rescue ...

A woman who brought what she thought was an injured baby hedgehog into an animal hospital went bright red in the face and left quickly when staff told her it was actually a fluffy hat bobble, the ...