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		<title>The Desert Hedgehog</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 09:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-desert-hedgehog/" title="The Desert Hedgehog" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="130" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/dh1a-300x130.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="desert hedgehog" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/dh1a-300x130.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/dh1a-800x347.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/dh1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The desert hedgehog is 1 of the smallest species of hedgehog, after the African pygmy hedgehog. They dwell in northern Africa and the Middle East. These little critters face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of farming, ranching, residential, and commercial developments. Habitat division is another [&#x2026;]</p>
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		<title>The Spurdog Shark</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2024 09:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-spurdog-shark/" title="The Spurdog Shark" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="118" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ss1a-300x118.jpeg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="spurdog shark" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ss1a-300x118.jpeg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ss1a-800x314.jpeg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ss1a-scaled.jpeg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The spurdog shark, aka spiny dogfish, is a smaller species of shark that hails from the temperate and subtropical waters of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. They can be found at depths of up to 3,281 feet. Due to the threat of overfishing and finning (the horrible practice of [&#x2026;]</p>
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		<title>Echidnas&#8230;? What are those?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Aug 2018 06:57:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/echidnas-what-are-those/" title="Echidnas&#8230;? What are those?" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="150" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/echidna1a-300x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="echidna" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/echidna1a-300x150.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/echidna1a-800x401.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/echidna1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>Echidnas, also known as spiny anteaters, are very interesting critters. They are similar to the platypus, as far as being odd. They hail from Australia, Tasmania, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. Echidnas are <a class="glossaryLink"  aria-describedby="tt"  data-cmtooltip="&#60;div class=glossaryItemTitle&#62;mammals&#60;/div&#62;&#60;div class=glossaryItemBody&#62;Mammals are warm-blooded vertebrate animals of a class that is distinguished by the possession of hair or fur, the secretion of milk by females for the nourishment of their young, and (typically) the birth of live young; although, there are some mammals that lay eggs such as &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;platypuses&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt; and &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;echidnas&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;.&#60;/div&#62;"  href="https://critter.science/glossary/mammals/"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]'  tabindex='0' role='link'>mammals</a> but they also lay eggs. The echidna has spines like a porcupine, a beak like a [&#8230;]</p>
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