But the RSPCA is concerned about what it calls the "latest pet craze", saying people's homes are unsuitable for pygmy hedgehogs, whose natural habitat is the semi-arid areas of central Africa.

Off the coast of South Africa, a “pygmy” sea creature latched onto the coral reef with its tail. Its “cryptic nature” and small size generally helped it go unnoticed — until some keen ...

The discovery of two illegally trafficked African pygmy hedgehogs in Victoria has sparked a nationwide investigation by ...