Question

unlike the puffer fish, a hedgehog curls itself up into a prickly ball when it senses threats. its sharp spines will poke the tender nose of anything that tries to eat the hedgehog. what is the gist of the part of the passage in the box? some animals with sharp spines change their into to keep predators away.

Explanation:

The passage describes how hedgehogs curl into a ball with sharp spines as a defense against predators when they sense threats. The relevant part for the fill - in - the - blank is about the physical transformation of the animal's body for defense.

Answer:

bodies