MADISON, Wis. -- A spiny new face is coming to Henry Vilas Zoo. An African pygmy hedgehog is making its way to the zoo to become an "animal ambassador" who will help educate people about animals.

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African pygmy hedgehogs are nocturnal and very active at night. "This should be a major deterrent of housing them in a bedroom or area where their nightly activities could keep human family ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Honolulu Zoo is now home to a new female African pygmy hedgehog named Petunia. Petunia, surrendered to the state’s amnesty program, will be in the Keiki Zoo.

An adult African pygmy hedgehog is 6 to 11 inches long and weighs 1 to 2 pounds. A relaxed one is generally oval, with a very short tail and short limbs that keep the body close to the ground.

In what has become a Feb. 2 tradition at the Kansas City Zoo, eyes turned to an African pygmy hedgehog. The spiky 1-year-old did not see his shadow, meaning winter’s end is nigh.

The Oregon Zoo's African pygmy hedgehog has only been accurate 38 percent of the time, according to the. StormFax Weather Almanac. “It could still be an early spring,” said Hova Najarian, ...

The African Pygmy Hedgehog is small in stature and in shelf life, with a lifespan of five good years and a price tag of $200 to $500 in the 47 states where it's legal to buy them.