#HedgehogWeek 🦔:
All hedgehogs are capable of volvation aka conglobation - aka, they can roll up into an armored ball in defense. 🙂
Hedghog
Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, c. 1550–1450 BCE
Faience, diameter 5.8cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York: https://metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/544054
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