1.   Others say pygmy hedgehogs, which are small enough to fit comfortably in cupped hands, make good pets if properly nurtured.

2.   The African pygmy hedgehog is the new star of the animal world.

3.   These pygmy hedgehogs are smaller than their European cousins, but just as prickly.

4.   These European hedgehogs, popularized by Beatrix Potter of Peter Rabbit fame, are larger and browner than African pygmy hedgehogs.