Is this the cutest travel companion you've ever seen? Calico is a 2-year-old African Pygmy Hedgehog who takes adventures all over the U.S. Her owner documents it on Instagram, where Calico is becoming ...

MADISON, Wis. -- A spiny new face is coming to Henry Vilas Zoo. An African pygmy hedgehog is making its way to the zoo to become an "animal ambassador" who will help educate people about animals. The ...

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 ...

PORTLAND, Ore. – It’s Groundhog Day, but the Oregon Zoo’s annual celebration put one of their hedgehogs in the spotlight to predict how much longer winter will last. Oregon’s African pygmy hedgehog ...

Madalyn Schwer softly touches a prickly African pygmy hedgehog watched by Savannah, near, and Sophyah Vivion Saturday at Island Days in Bird Island. They were at Quistorff’s Little Bita Everything ...