Q 01/05
A) Keratin
B) Chitin
C) Collagen
D) Elastin
Answer · why
The same protein forms human hair and fingernails. Unlike porcupine quills, hedgehog spines are not barbed and do not detach easily.
Q 02/05
A) 17
B) 34
C) 58
D) 91
Answer · why
They are spread across five genera in Europe, Asia and Africa. New species are still occasionally described from Asia.
Q 03/05
A) South America
B) Africa
C) Australia
D) Europe
Answer · why
There are also no living species native to the Americas. Wherever they were introduced abroad, they tended to become pests.
Q 04/05
A) Plays dead on its back
B) Sprays a foul-smelling musk
C) Climbs the nearest tree
D) Rolls into a tight spiny ball
Answer · why
The furry face, feet and belly are tucked inside so only spines face outward. Powerful muscles along the back raise the spines.
Q 05/05
A) Kit
B) Hoglet
C) Joey
D) Cub
Answer · why
Newborns are blind and their quills are covered by a protective membrane. Some keepers also call them piglets.
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