Porcupine
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Porcupines are large rodents with coats of sharp spines, or quills, that protect them against predators. The term covers two families of animals, the Old World porcupines in the family Hystricidae, an
Erethizon dorsatum Prince Rupert
An Old World porcupine, the Cape porcupine
North American porcupine eating grass and clover
Quills grow in varying lengths and colours, depending on the animal's age and species.
North American porcupine
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The North American porcupine, also known as the Canadian porcupine, is a large quill-covered rodent in the New World porcupine family. It is the second largest rodent in North America after the North
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Juvenile male spends its first winters with its mother
E. d. dorsatum, resting in a tree, Ottawa, Ontario
North American porcupine at Long Lake Conservation Center in Palisade, Minnesota