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Our illustration is taken from Thomas Pennant’s magnificent British zoology, (1766).
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sliding just in time for #NationalHedgehogDay for my time zone!
Sonic the Hedgehog ©️Sega
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1/2 For #NationalHedgehogDay we’re sharing Hilda’s story. She was found as a juvenile wandering in a road in December weighing just 316g. She was very underweight & dehydrated and had ringworm.
Ringworm is a fungal skin infection that causes spine loss & skin irritation. It’s…
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official auction photo of the ring on black background “An amethyst intaglio depicting a hedgehog, a creature that has long fascinated humans with its spiny exterior and unique appearance. The engraving is rendered in fine detail, capturing the essence of the animal's body, including its spikes, pointed face, and short legs. The heavy gold ring that holds the intaglio is a work of art in its own right. The round hoop and raised cell for the gem are expertly crafted, with a sense of heft and durability that speaks to the value of the piece. Intaglios with animal depictions were highly popular in ancient Rome, as they were seen as a way to capture the power and beauty of the natural world. From lions and tigers to birds and insects, the Romans were fascinated by the diversity of life on earth and sought to capture its essence in their art. Animal intaglios were often worn as a symbol of strength, courage, and power, reflecting the values and beliefs of Roman society.”
#NationalHedgehogDay bling:
#Hedgehog Intaglio Ring
#AncientRome c. 100-300 CE
Amethyst & gold
Size: D: 19.15mm / US: 9 1/4 / UK: S; 12.92g
#AncientArt #Jewelry
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"Important news" not "breaking news" because if I ever hear that phrase again I will literally slap the phone out of a stranger's hand. #nationalhedgehogday #hedgehog #hedgehogsofbluesky
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#nationalhedgehogday Ceramic hedgehog done by yours truly, and a colour pencil drawing of a rescue hedgehog.
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Hallo 👋
It's National Hedgehog Day! 🦔
I've not made a #minihog in ages, but these two are too cute to not re-share; Knitty Nanna & Gardening Grandpa Hog.
They send gentle hugs of the floofiest kind if you need one. 🤗
#fafferoffluff #hedgehogs #miniaturemaker #shropshire #nationalhedgehogday
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What an adorable creature! Love his spikes.
Interesting to learn about the symbolism too.
#NationalHedgehogDay #MuseumMonday
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I love these Egyptian faience animals 💙 #MuseumMonday #NationalHedgehogDay
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A white-haired white man stands on a country road next to a person in a hedgehog suit.
It's #NationalHedgehogDay in the UK, so please enjoy this photo of Brian May and mascot Grace in a 2021 campaign to raise awareness for threatened hedgehogs
May is a longtime advocate for hedgehog conservation and hosts a wildlife rescue facility on his property www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Didn’t realize it’s national hedgehog day today. I would’ve done a new piece for it, but this will have to do. Happy national hedgehog day!
#sonicthehedgehog #sonicfanart #nationalhedgehogday #hedgehogday
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A real hedgehog curiously approaches a plush hedgehog toy on a wooden floor. The plush toy has a round nose and blue-tinted fur. A banner at the bottom reads "National Hedgehog Day #NationalHedgehogDay #Resilience."
Did you know? Hedgehogs have been symbols of luck for centuries! In ancient cultures, seeing a hedgehog was thought to bring good fortune. Maybe today is your lucky day? 🦔 #NationalHedgehogDay #LuckyHedgehog #NatureFacts
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A little Tiggy features in my memoir The Moor. #NationalHedgehogDay
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As it is #NationalHedgehogDay here’s a fine watercolour by Ferdinand Bauer, MS. Sherard 238 Pl. 6 @bodleian.ox.ac.uk. Happy snuffling to all who celebrate!
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A colourful garden gnome holding a family of hedgehogs beside a flowering clump of snowdrops.
On #NationalHedgehogDay I’d like to share one of my favourite old garden gnomes who always does his bit to care for our visiting hedgehogs when they are out and about.
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Hedgehog curled up on towels in a box
We don't have groundhogs in the UK, but we do have hedgehogs. And it's both National Hedgehog Day & Groundhog Day.
So happy hog day! This is injured hedgehog Herbert, whom I rescued and, after time at a rescue centre, happily returned to the wild.
#GroundhogDay #HedgehogDay #NationalHedgehogDay
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A collage featuring vibrant butterflies, busy bees, and colorful wildflowers under the headline “Nature Spotlight”, followed by the subtitle “Road Verges and the Wee Critters Within.” The slide also includes a photo of Nature Champion Mercedes Villalba MSP, highlighting her involvement in the initiative.
Images of lush grass, a hedgehog, and a badger accompany the headline “Why are road verges so important for biodiversity?” The text explains that the wild plant conservation group Plantlife estimates over 700 wild plant species thrive on Scottish road verges. These verges serve as vital foraging, resting, and crossing habitats for diverse wildlife, including invertebrates, birds, and small mammals like hedgehogs. Main Threats listed: Safety and access priorities Budget constraints and low emphasis on enhancing wildlife value Preference for tidy, “neat” roadside appearance Persistent nitrogen pollution
Headline: “Actions needed to protect road verges” The text outlines key steps: promoting improved management guidelines, encouraging local authorities to adopt wildlife-friendly maintenance practices, introducing legally binding targets to reduce nitrogen oxide pollution, and developing a coordinated Scottish Nature Network to strategically support species and habitats.
In honour of #NationalHedgehogDay we’re spotlighting the vital role of road verges for hedgehogs and other wildlife. These wild habitats, championed by Mercedes Villalba MSP & Plantlife, provide safe spaces to forage and buffer pollution. Protect our verges to help Scotland’s wee critters thrive! 🦔
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Grid of 9 increasingly questionable illustrations of hedgehogs from medieval and early modern sources (1, 3 and 6 from the Newberry).
Feeling Prickly?
🦔 Which Renaissance Hedgehog are you today? 🦔
(It's #NationalHedgehogDay somewhere... ie the UK.) Also #GroundhogDay
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Today is national hedgehog day apparently… here are the two rapidly growing young ones I’ve been feeding over winter. Filmed last night,
#nationalhedgehogday #hedgehogs
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A page from a medieval manuscript, with handwritten text on the left and an illustration of two hedgehogs on the right. One hedgehog stands on its feet while the other is on its back, and a tall tree stands between them against a blue sky.
To celebrate #NationalHedgehogDay, this illustration of two playful hedgehogs is from a Bestiary - a medieval book of beasts - in our Library collection.
Bestiaries were popular in the Middle Ages and feature creatures, both real and mythical, and a moral lesson about each one.
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A hedgehog peers out of a nest like structure with lords-and-ladies and forget-me-nots in the foreground
For #NationalHedgehogDay a 1996 painting by County Durham artist
Sheila Gertrude Mackie
(1928–2010)
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A vintage Toni Raymond ceramic hedgehog money bank. 8 cm in height. 🦔
🛒 ebay.co.uk/itm/30559047...
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One for #NationalHedgehogDay 🦔
At first, our garden appears to be hosting a pair of hogs, happy to share, and then…
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A vintage studio pottery hedgehog. Just 3.2 cm in height. 🦔
🛒 www.ebay.co.uk/itm/30531965...
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An open book showing a woodcut illustration of a hedgehog
It's #NationalHedgehogDay 🦔 and we're just prickling with excitement 😁 so to celebrate here's a rather adorable #hedgehog from Historiae Animalium (c.1602) by Conrad Gesner.
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A photograph of colour illustrations of a sea urchin. The top illustration shows the urchin without spines, and the bottom illustration is of an urchin with spines, and some of the tube feet are extended
It's #NationalHedgehogDay so, naturally, we've put our spin on it and are celebrating all the sea hedgehogs (aka sea urchins).
📷ref: BE.30/W - The Sea-Shore Shown to the Children, 1907
P.S - We fully support all terrestrial hedgehogs too 🦔
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European hedgehog at night time using a hole in a garden fence to move between gardens.
It’s #NationalHedgehogDay and whilst these prickly pals hibernate through their party, there’s so much we can do to protect them! You can help by leaving a gap in your fence, creating log piles for shelter, avoiding using pesticides & letting small areas of green spaces grow wild. 🦔🌿
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Engraving of a family of hedgehogs from a book. The engraving shows two adult hedgehogs emerging from some foliage, with three baby hedgehogs in front of them. One baby hedgehog is pointing its little snout towards the snout of the adult hedgehog. The caption under the engraving reads: 'Hedgehog. - Erinaceus Europaeus'.
Good morning to everyone, but especially to all the hedgehogs, for today is their special day!
For National Hedgehog Day, here is an engraving from the book 'The Illustrated Natural History' by J. G. Wood, published in 1863.
📷 Reserve 590.2/WOO
#NationalHedgehogDay #HedgehogDay #RareBooks
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