Duke the Hedgehog
I felt the need to include my little buddy in this website because he is a big part of my life. He is a hedgehog and his name is Duke. I adopted him last summer on July 14th and fell in love instantly. There are some 15 species of hedgehog in Europe, Asia, and Africa. Hedgehogs have also been introduced into nontraditional ranges such as New Zealand. The hedgehog was named because of its peculiar foraging methods. These animals root through hedges and other undergrowth in search of the small creatures that compose the bulk of their diet—insects, worms, centipedes, snails, mice, frogs, and snakes. As a hedgehog picks its way through the hedges it emits piglike grunts—thus, the hedgehog.
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