Interesting facts about hedgehogs

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Interesting Fact number 1: Jerzy appeared on Earth about 15 million years ago.

Interesting fact number 2 : An average of about 10,000 urchin needles. They are updated every three years . Ezhinye needles grow long , about a year. Fortunately for the hedgehog , updated gradually.

Interesting fact number three : Do hedgehog has 36 teeth, which , like humans , can fall into old age.

Interesting fact number 4 : Jerzy more than any other animals suffer from tick bites . When hedgehog runs on the grass, he seemed to crest " combs " of her parasites who willingly settle on accident animal. Get rid of ticks prevent hedgehogs own needles , so they go to the trick - impale themselves butts to etch parasites tobacco.

Interesting fact number 5 : In epidemiology, there is the concept of " ezhechas ." It represents the number of ticks collected per hour hedgehog running through the woods. Accounting " ezhechasov " helps scientists identify the natural foci of tick-borne encephalitis .

Interesting fact number 6: Hibernation urchins lasts 128 days. While hedgehog sleeps , his body temperature drops to 2 degrees Celsius ( under normal circumstances it is 34 degrees). Breathing in sleeping hedgehogs seriously delayed : a maximum of 8 breaths per minute, although usually they breathe at a frequency of 40-50 times . Awakened hedgehog - a walking embodiment of hunger , so a few days after waking animal spends only in search of food .

Interesting fact number 7: In most species of sea urchins have a tail . However, it is very short - only 3 cm , so it is not visible from under the needles .

Interesting fact number 8 : Despite the fact that hedgehogs are able to distinguish colors, they are by nature purblind . But they have very acute hearing and sense of smell .

Interesting fact number 9: Eared hedgehogs differ from their counterparts that are extremely reluctant to curl up into a ball in case of danger . This kind of hedgehogs very fast runs , and ground predators catch him uneasy. If eared hedgehog catches enemy , the animal jumps up and tries to stab his opponent in sensitive places .

Interesting fact number 10 : Do hedgehogs immunity to poison of vipers , although they do not hunt these snakes specifically . However , if you turn up the opportunity , hedgehog gobble viper with a big appetite .

Interesting fact number 11: Also on the urchins are hardly even the strongest poisons : mercuric chloride , arsenic, cyanide , hydrogen cyanide , etc.

Interesting fact number 12: Hedgehogs do not hunt mice - a myth. They may be , and would be happy to regale myshatinoy , but are not able to catch the mouse .

Interesting fact number 13: In children's books can often be seen hedgehog carrying an apple on the back . In fact, not hedgehogs on spinal needle prick or apples or mushrooms or other large items - they are not physically able to curl up so that it is done. "Father," the myth that animals carry on their backs reserves is the Roman historian Pliny the Elder . Where he got that - unknown.

Interesting fact number 14: Jerzy remarkably tame and get along well with other pets - dogs and cats. But very few people can keep their homes because hedgehogs loud footfall .

Interesting fact number 15 : The culprit was the death of many hedgehogs fast-food chain McDonalds. The fact that animals willingly licked the remnants of McFlurry ice cream cups. The neck of these glasses was broad enough to hedgehogs could stick his head in , but too narrow , so they can stick it back. As a result, thousands of poor little animals were not able to get rid of glasses and died of hunger . After numerous protests defenders of wildlife in 2006 throat diameter cups for McFlurry has been reduced , and hedgehogs were safe .

Interesting fact number 16: In Serbian folk medicine ezhinuyu urine is used as a remedy for alcoholism.

Interesting fact number 17: Roasted hedgehog - a traditional dish of the Roma. Incidentally, goulash urchin mentioned in an episode of Guy Ritchie film "Sherlock Holmes : A Game of Shadows ", when the main characters visit a gypsy camp .

Interesting fact number 18 : In ancient Rome echinoid skins used as combs for combing fleece. Interestingly, the courts of ancient Rome were literally inundated with cases of forgery ezhinyh skin - so it was a way goods.