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u/PansexualPineapples 1d ago
It reminds me of a turtle shell skeleton. Despite the fact that this hopefully died of natural causes it still makes me sad ):
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u/PenguinGamer99 1d ago
If this hedgehog died of anything other than natural causes, the skeleton probably wouldn't all be there
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u/PansexualPineapples 1d ago
Not necessarily. Most of the time if an animal is killed to be a specimen they do it in the least damaging way possible.
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u/SpiritualMouse1236 1d ago
Is the skeleton attached to the spiky outer shell?
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u/npcirldotexe 1d ago
not directly joined to the skeleton, spikes are attached to skin through specialized follicles. spikes are grown from follicles in skin similar to human hairs. in these pictures, there's a layer of preserved skin.
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u/MoneyLawfulness2251 1d ago
The realization that it keeps its little spines in skeleton form is the creepiest part I think.
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u/vkpaul123 1d ago
Oh no! Sonic!