A coast away, Punxsutawney Phil emerged today with a prediction: early spring. At the Oregon Zoo, a groundhog-free zoo, curators turned to a far more adorable prognosticator: Nancy the African pygmy ...

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CLEVELAND, Ga. -- Go to a place in White County called Paradise Valley Farm, and you may get to see its families of African Pygmy Hedgehogs. They're here as zoo stock and as breeding stock. Paradise ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Oregon Zoo African pygmy hedgehog made a prediction on Thursday morning. Unlike Punxsutawney Phil, the hedgehog predicts that spring will be upon us soon enough. The zoo says ...

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Sept. 2 (UPI) --The Swedish Department for Animal Welfare and Health said an increasing number of Swedes are choosing African pygmy hedgehogs as pets. Michael Diemer, the department ...

GARDNER, Mass. (AP) — A growing number of American homes are keeping African pygmy hedgehogs as pets. Here are some questions and answers about the small animals whose backs and sides are covered with ...