🦁 Mammals
Hedgehog facts for kids
Where the hedgehog lives, what it eats, the sound it makes and a fun fact. Tap Tell me! and Buzzby reads it out loud.

- 🏠 Where does the hedgehog live?
- Gardens and hedges of Europe
- 🍽️ What does the hedgehog eat?
- Beetles, worms and slugs
- 🔊 What sound does it make, or how does it move?
- Snuffles and grunts
- ✨ Fun fact
- A hedgehog rolls into a spiky ball when it feels scared.
Ages 3 to 8 Mammals
All about the hedgehog
The hedgehog is one of the mammals in our Animal Kingdom. You can find it in gardens and hedges of Europe, and it eats beetles, worms and slugs. It snuffles and grunts. This page is a good fit for ages 3 to 8 (Preschool to 3rd Grade), and Buzzby can read it out loud.
Is the hedgehog one of the mammals?
Yes. Mammals have fur or hair, are warm blooded and feed their babies milk.
Talk about it
- Have you ever seen a hedgehog? Where was it?
- What would you eat if you were a hedgehog?
- Can you make the hedgehog's sound or move like it?
More mammals
For grown ups
DoodleBeez is an ad free learning site for ages 3 to 14 from ABIEdu Kids. The Animal Kingdom has 209 animals, each read aloud by Buzzby the bee, plus 510 read aloud picture books, step by step drawing guides and learning games. Start free, no card needed.










