European hedgehog in Emsland, Germany (© Erhard Nerger/Alamy)
【November 12 2016】This hedgehog contemplates its weekend options in Emsland, a district in northwest Germany. But you can find these spiny mammals—usually less than a foot long, fully grown—patrolling gardens and woodlands throughout Europe. They’re highly valued in most of their native habitats, as European hedgehogs favor a varied diet full of pest insects, worms, and slugs. But in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides and parts of New Zealand, where the hedgehog was introduced as a nonnative species, they’re considered pests, feeding on valued native species including bird eggs.Explore breathtaking Gallery from the HuluTrip homepage over the past 5 years..