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A baby wolf is called a pup. Wolves live and hunt in family groups called packs. They howl to call each other from far away.
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What Is a Baby Hedgehog Called? Hoglet
A baby hedgehog is called a hoglet. Below you will find what baby hedgehogs eat, how they grow and which other animals share the same baby name.
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A baby hedgehog is called a hoglet.
Say the word together, then read two quick facts to remember it.
Hoglet
Say “hoglet”
A baby hedgehog is called a hoglet. Say it slowly and clap for each part of the word.
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Growing up
A young hedgehog grows into an adult that is about 15 to 30 cm long.
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Fun fact
A hedgehog has about 5,000 to 7,000 spines.
Act it outPretend to be a hoglet with a parent.
Write itWrite “hoglet” and circle the first letter.
Match gameSay an animal, your child says its baby name.
Similar animals
More Baby Animal Names
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A baby giraffe is called a calf. Giraffes are the tallest animals in the world. They use their long, dark tongues to pull leaves off thorny trees.
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A baby fox is called a kit. Red foxes have great hearing and can hear a mouse moving under the snow. They wrap their bushy tail around themselves to keep warm.
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A baby turkey is called a poult. A male turkey is called a tom, and he puffs up his feathers to show off. Wild turkeys can fly short distances and sleep up in trees.
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Quick quiz
Baby Name Quiz: Hedgehog
A tiny game to check what stuck. Read the question out loud and let your little one tap the answer.
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Questions About Baby Hedgehogs
A baby hedgehog is called a hoglet. A hedgehog has about 5,000 to 7,000 spines.
Baby hedgehogs drink their mother’s milk at first, then start eating beetles, worms, slugs and caterpillars.
Hedgehogs live for about 2 to 5 years.
A group of hedgehogs is called an array.
They grow up where their parents live: Europe, Africa and Asia (gardens).
Yes. The hedgehog is a mammal.