Adorable Hedgehog Humorously Disguised with Illustrated Masks

marutaro hedgehog Marutaro is an adorable pygmy hedgehog with some serious Internet fame. The Japan-based celebrity has over 47,000 followers on Twitter, and more fans around the web. It's not hard to see why – just look at that face! Marutaro enjoys getting his picture taken, and he is patient enough to pose with the silly, illustrated masks that his owners make for him. Sometimes he's disguised with a toothy grin and other times it's a trimmed goatee. Whatever it is, he always wears it well.

Costumes aren't the only thing he's known for. Additionally, Marutaro has a calendar that showcases a cute picture everyday, and Vine videos that feature him lounging in a rice bowl, playing with a soccer ball, and running face-first into a cup. We're looking forward to seeing more delightful antics from this curious little hedgehog.

These adorable photos show Maruaro, the pygmy hedgehog, posing with silly, illustrated masks.

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via [Laughing Squid and RocketNews24]

Sara Barnes

Sara Barnes is a Staff Editor at My Modern Met, Manager of My Modern Met Store, and co-host of the My Modern Met Top Artist Podcast. As an illustrator and writer living in Seattle, she chronicles illustration, embroidery, and beyond through her blog Brown Paper Bag and Instagram @brwnpaperbag. She wrote a book about embroidery artist Sarah K. Benning titled 'Embroidered Life' that was published by Chronicle Books in 2019. Sara is a graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art. She earned her BFA in Illustration in 2008 and MFA in Illustration Practice in 2013.
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