This makes it extremely difficult for predators to attack or eat the hedgehog. Larger animals may attempt to paw at a curled-up hedgehog, but the protective spikes usually deter them. This ...

A hedgehog’s natural predators will detect movement in the dark, so the tactic of staying still and curling up is very effective – but it’s not adapted to modern living, says Sophie ...

While the fox is cunning and employs many strategies to capture the hedgehog, that sly little creature knows how to avoid capture and most importantly, play dead. Curled up in a ball the hedgehog ...