Initially mistaken for one of its close relatives, a group of small, spiky mammals in eastern China has now been identified as a new species: the eastern forest hedgehog. Researchers first scooped up ...

They're small, furry and look like mice — but scientists say they're actually a new species of hedgehogs. An international collaboration of researchers led by Smithsonian scientists identified five ...

“They were voracious beasts often devouring the whole bait before springing the trap,” Ulmer wrote. “Ham rind, coconut, meat, and walnuts were eaten. One shrew partially devoured the chicken head bait ...

Scientists at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History have discovered five new soft-furred hedgehogs in Southeast Asia. This comes after a "golden year" of discovery for hedgehog species, ...

Scientists identified five new species of soft-furred hedgehogs in Southeast Asia. Two of the species are entirely new to science, while the other three have been upgraded from the subspecies level ...

Researchers found 234 new species in Southeast Asia's Greater Mekong region in 2023, including a vampire hedgehog and a dragon lizard that "could play in 'Game of Thrones'," according to a report by ...

Researchers found two entirely new species of soft-furred hedgehogs in Southeast Asia – and upgraded three subspecies to the level of species. All five are members of a hedgehog family known for being ...

A vampire hedgehog, a pygmy pipehorse and a "blob-headed" fish were among the hundreds of new species identified in 2024. The variety of species identified was quite eclectic and names for the new ...

It's estimated that fewer than one million hedgehogs remain in the UK today - a stark drop from the 30 million that were ...

A husband and wife have devote the last three years to helping the spiky mammals when they are found ill or injured.