Hedgehog

by Schleich

Product Features

• Hand-painted
• Replica
• 1.8"W x 1.2"H x 1.0"D

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1 x 1.8 x 1.2 inches ; 0.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 0.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000H6FE1M
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,078 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Product Description

Covered in needle-sharp bristles, hedgehogs are not to be tangled with.

Born blind and deaf, a hedgehog's spines begin to emerge before its senses develop. The bristles are structured in a way that will not harm the hedgehog or the mother. These pointy bristles are stiff, hollow hairs which thicken into a ball shape under the hedgehog's skin. A hedgehog's primary defense against a predator is to raise its spines -- which are controlled by tiny individual muscles -- and then to curl up into a ball with its spines pointing in every direction. This leaves a hole smaller than the size of a fingertip for the predator to deal with. Hedgehogs are generally eight inches long and live to be a few years old. Known as omnivores, these mammals love to eat insects, amphibians, bird eggs, fungi, melons, berries, and snakes. Hedgehogs can eat snakes thanks to their immunity to snake venom, the result of an extra protein found in their body.

Fun Facts: An average adult hedgehog carries about five thousand, inch-long spines.

Zoological Name: Erinaceus europaeus
Conservation Status: Common
Primary Habitat: Forest
Global Home: Europe

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Detail!, September 25, 2010

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Elizabeth - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Hedgehog (Toy)

If you're a little kid looking for an "AWESOMETASTIC" toy, then this is not what you want. If you're a person who collects figurines or schleich figurines(Like me), then this is the perfect addition to your collection! Personally, I use my collection of 60 or so Schleich animals for anatomy guiance while drawing. It's a very useful thing to have :) This cute hedgehog is very durable. The detail put into it is great and looks like it had care put into it. I would reccomment buying this animal :)

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars hedgehog figure for children's play, September 7, 2008

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The Doll Lady "Jbug mystery fan" (PA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Hedgehog (Toy)

These animals are the BEST.....they are well made and durable in the hands of our 6 little grandchildren.........hours of fun making little "families" with these animals....I was able to get the Buck, Doe and fawn in the deer family and large/small in many of the other animals...Wonderful...realy imagination play for the children.