Helping us to cross the road safely!

This week, as part of Road Safety week, we have been looking at these road safety adverts:

 

 

 

 

We thought about why hedgehogs were used in the advert, which led us to read some of the book 'The Hodgeheg' by Dick King Smith.  We have also started to read some factual information about hedgehogs and we are looking forward to finding out more this week.

Can you help your classmates and write 3 hedgehog facts? Or find a really good hedgehog website and let us have a copy of the weblink so we can visit it too? You will get a merit for your comment.

Comments

[Millie]

Hedgehogs can only see in cream or brown colours.
Hedgehogs will roll up into a tight ball if they are frightened.
Hedgehogs hibernate in the winter in the UK.

[Lydia]

I loved watching the road safety videos ❤️😍💎!

[Amelia D]

1) There are 17 species of hedgehog.

2) Each spine lasts about a year then falls out and a new one grows.

3) For their size hedgehogs have a relatively long lifespan. They live on average for 4 - 7 years in the wild and longer in captivity.

[Eddie]

This is a link to a great website with lots of facts like:

Hedgehogs have weak eyesight but a strong sense of hearing and smell. They can swim, climb and run surprising quickly over short distances.

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/animals/hedgehog.html

[Thomas.W]

1. A baby hedgehog is called a hoglet.

2. If hedgehogs come in contact with humans they can sometimes pass on infections and diseases.

3.Hedgehogs have about 5,000 to 6,500 spines at any one time.

[Molly B]

Hedgehogs can have up to 8000 spines.
They can grow to 25 cm
They got their names because they used to crawl in the hedge and used to grunt like pigs which is why they are called hedgehogs

[Mya]

Hedgehogs can have 5000 spines. there may be up to 500 fleas on the hedgehog. hedgehog is the gardnes frend cus they eat pests

[Oliver A]

Hedgehogs are nocturnal, they come out at night time.
They eat worms which means they are a carnivore.
They can't see very well with their eyes so they use their long noses to sense their way.