Hedgehogs Morris

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CONTENTS

Acknowledgements i

Preface 1

What's in a name? 3

Evolution: the hedgehog's

pedigree and family history 8 Hedgehog species 10

The hedgehog in Britain 12

The hedgehog in New Zealand 17 The hedgehog’s body:

the outside 20

The hedgehog’s body;

the inside 27

Hedgehog senses 32

Are hedgehogs intelligent? 37

Parasites; fleas and ticks 40

In sickness and in health 44

funny goings-on 50

The hedgehog’s menu;

the natural diet 54

Hedgehogs out and about 59

Breeding and raising a family ■ 71 Family Hfe 76

Autumn orphans 81

Keeping hedgehogs and

rearing babies 84

Rehabilitating hedgehogs ~

does it work? 92

Can inexperienced animals cope with release into the wild? 97

Hedgehogs in the garden 103

Hedgehogs as disease carriers 47 Strange behaviour:

self-anointing and other

Putting out food for; garden

hedgehogs 107

Marking and. recognising hedgehogs... 117

Slug pel let s - are tlsrv a

hazard-to hedgehogs? 121

Hibernation 127

Winter nesting -. 133

Popumtiopysizeand-.idensiry: how many hedgehogs

are there? Persecution by gamekeepers 139 145

Lifespan and survival 149

Hedgehogs and badgers 152

Causes of death 156

Road deaths 1.60

Running hedgehogs:

evolution in-action? 165

Hedgehogs and-.the- law The .uses of hedgehogs 168 HI

Hedgehogs in.-folklore П4

lsfaB.d,hedge.nogs; The North Ronaklsay Saga 1

Island hedgehogs;

the Uistsprabiem i gi

Island hedgehogs; the Uisr ‘solution’? 186

Hedgehogs in the news 188

Hedgehog research 19.1

The hedgehog's future -

has it got one? 1.93