Note to self
by chuckofish
In America we have porcupines.
In Britain (and Europe) they have hedgehogs.
Even though they share similar spiny protective “armour” they are unrelated.
But news flash: I gather that hedgehogs are endangered in England. The Hay Quaker blog had a link to this Hedgehog Rescue blog.
Hedgehog populations are in freefall! This is troubling indeed. I have always loved hedgehogs. They are my spirit animal.
So a toast and a prayer for the lowly hedgehog!
And hello, this is why you will never find me hiking in Yellowstone. This is seriously my greatest fear in Life.
Give me a hedgehog any day.
[She] has the elegance of the hedgehog: on the outside, she’s covered in quills, a real fortress, but my gut feeling is that on the inside, she has the same simple refinement as the hedgehog: a deceptively indolent little creature, fiercely solitary – and terribly elegant.
– Muriel Barbery (The Elegance of the Hedgehog)
dual personalities 
Hedgehogs are so adorable — and unlike the armadillo, they don’t have rabies (in England). And I know what you mean about Grizzly bears. Ever since “Night of the Grizzly”… 🙂
Hedgehogs are so your spirit animal! And fun fact: only 8 people have been killed by bears in the last 100 years at Yellowstone…
Yeah, but they’ve been killed in OTHER parks etc. THere is a whole list on Wikipedia…