is there a difference between a hedgehog and a porcupine?
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Hedgehogs have about 5,000 spines, whereas porcupines have about 30,000. Perhaps the most noticed difference between hedgehogs and porcupines is how they use their quills to defend themselves. Hedgehogs will roll into a ball and erect their spines so that no part of their soft body is showing.
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Tiny, spiky, squeaking and snorting - pygmy hedgehogs are a prickly issue. Animal campaigners say they should not be kept as pets.
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As you'll see, contrary to common belief, porcupines don't actually shoot their quills, but that clearly doesn't matter much in confrontations like these. ... Rather the quills have micro-barbs, which hook into the face or paws of a predator that may get too close.”
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Hedgehogs are protected by British law under Schedule 6 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, making it illegal to kill or capture them using certain methods. ... They are also protected in Britain under the Wild Mammals Protection Act (1996), prohibiting cruelty and mistreatment.
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THERE ARE TWO DISTINCT BREEDS OF CORGIS. If you're trying to tell the two breeds apart, the most notable difference is that the Pembroke does not have a tail. On top of a tail, Cardigan Welsh corgis also have rounded ears, while Pembrokes generally have pointy ears.
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There are at least 17 known species of hedgehogs. All species are restricted from possession as pets in California primarily because they can become pests where introduced into the wild where they don't naturally occur. ... Permits are not issued to import or possess any wild animal for pet purposes.
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Like hedgehogs, they have long noses and sharp prickles on their skin called quills. Tenrecs also have really short tails, only about half an inch long, and their bodies are about seven inches long. They are usually yellowish, but can be other colors too.
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Shrews are usually smaller than mice, and their noses are much more pointed. ... Shrews have meat-eaters' pointed teeth and small ears compared to a mouse's grooved incisors and large ears. You'll find a long, sparsely furred tail on a mouse; a shrew's tail is shorter with a bit more fur.
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Hedgehogs are placental mammals; echidnas are monotremes. Hedgehogs and echidnas both have spines. Hedgehogs are omnivorous and eat just about everything; echidnas eat ants, termites, worms and insect larvae. Hedgehogs have teeth; echidnas do not.
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This critter, in terms of what it looks like, can be thought of as in between a mole and a mouse, but it is much more closely related to moles (it is not a rodent). You can see its eyes and ears, but they are tiny. It has a long snout and sharp, pointed teeth.
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Dolphins tend to have prominent, elongated “beaks” and cone-shaped teeth, while porpoises have smaller mouths and spade-shaped teeth. ... Generally speaking, dolphin bodies are leaner, and porpoises' are portly. Dolphins are also more talkative than porpoises.
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Appearance: While they're both large rodents with brown fur and stocky bodies, that's where the similarities in appearance between woodchucks and beavers end. Beavers have flat, rudder-like tails and yellow incisors, while groundhogs have short, bushy tails and white front teeth.
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In male hedgehogs the penile sheath is located about halfway up the tummy and looks like a large belly-button. In females the sex organ is directly adjacent to the anus. ... In babies, it can be difficult to tell sexes apart due to the small size.
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How do they differ in morphology from each other? Characteristics that distinguish hagfish and lampreys from all other fish are that they lack jaws, internal ossification, scales and paired fins, they have pore like gill openings, myomeres, and an eel-like body.
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Hedgehogs are solitary animals, so they will not get depressed or angry if you do not have loads of time to play with them. Hedgehogs do bond with you (using a snuggle sack is a great way to do so), and enjoy spending time having fun outside of their cage with your supervision.
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Hedgehogs can be found in Europe, Asia, Africa and New Zealand, according to National Geographic. They can live in a wide range of habitats, including savannas, forests, deserts, scrublands and suburban gardens. Hedgehog homes are usually burrows and nests they build themselves.
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Hedgehogs are ground dwellers and do not really climb. Whereas tenrecs are semi-arboreal meaning that they like to climb. Tenrecs actually have different paws than hedgehogs, evolved to allow them to have the strength and grip ability to climb trees and in their cage.