An Animal Mystery Hayden Holmes
This book is all about a mystery animal. Can you guess what I am? Here is your first clue: I live in Africa and Asia.
Shelter I live in woodlands and sleep under bushes and burrows. Burrows are under ground homes.
Prey/food In the wild I eat mice, worms, snakes. I find my food at night. I dig for my food with my short legs.
Body information My body is 10 to 25 centimeters long. I have sharp spikes on my back.
Information about how it survives • I roll up in a ball to defend myself.
Other facts People keep me as pets. I grunt like pigs when I dig for my food.
Have you guessed what I am yet? I’m a hedgehog.
References • All pictures and information are from Pebbego.com. • For more information go to http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/ani mals/mammals/hedgehog/ .