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European Hedgehog

Original - The European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus), is a hedgehog species found throughout the Palaearctic region, except in the Himalayas and North Africa. The European Hedgehog lives in woodland, farmland, and suburban areas. It is nocturnal, and if alarmed will roll itself into a ball, protecting itself against potential predators with its spines. With a size of 20 to 30 cm and adult mass between 600 and 1200 g depending on season, the European hedgehog is considered a "small mammal".

Reason

High quality image with personality.

Articles in which this image appears

European Hedgehog, List of national animals

Creator

Hrald

• Support as nominator --Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 14:18, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
• Support --The High Fin Sperm Whale 01:23, 15 April 2010 (UTC)
• Support per nom. Jujutacular ^T · C 22:55, 17 April 2010 (UTC)
• Support: Little fella looks good. Habitat is unobtrusive but unmistakable. Maedin\^talk 23:09, 17 April 2010 (UTC)
• Support Because I love it. Greg L (talk) 05:50, 18 April 2010 (UTC)
• Support. I would, however, like to say that this one only looks young- I don't think he/she is fully grown. Small, bally and a short snout. J Milburn (talk) 20:12, 18 April 2010 (UTC)
• Weak support. I think it could do with a slightly tighter crop personally, which would add to the composition by cutting out OOF foreground. Mostlyharmless (talk) 05:12, 22 April 2010 (UTC)
• Oppose Nice, but foreground is too messy. Fletcher (talk) 00:22, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
• Support Organically composed, good use of DOF. There is a reason why a picture looks better displayed in a frame than glued directly on the wall. It is the same role of all that blurred area. Abisharan (talk) 19:47, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

Promoted File:West European Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)2.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 03:24, 24 April 2010 (UTC)