THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

The Shorty Awards honor the best of social media and digital. View this season's finalists!
From the 9th Annual Shorty Awards

Lionel the Hedgehog

Finalist in Animal

About Lionel the Hedgehog

A self-proclaimed “cactus with legs,” Lionel the Hedgehog is a spiny ball of personality captivating the internet. Promoted by BuzzFeed’s “21 Reasons You Should Follow Lionel the Hedgehog on Instagram,” the Charleston, SC ‘hog’s charm is on-point, posing as “spike” cream atop a sprinkle-topped sugar cone, as the seed of an avocado, or cuddled inside a coffee cup. Now joined with fellow hedgehog Lilo, the “First we're spiky, then we're sweet” duo are living high on the hog with over 90K @LionelTheHog Instagram followers, a growing Twitter following, and an online shop.

Lionel the Hedgehog's best work on social

https://www.instagram.com/p/BH-Zm6shBpl/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BHXtPfBBcur/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BJGiL4JhDCU/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BLUTsJth-T1/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BFM1FsGu60S/