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The North American Porcupine, best known of the New World species, is a heavyset, short-legged, slow-moving rodent that is usually solitary, nocturnal, herbivorous, and spends much of its time in trees. ... The North American Porcupine is the second largest of all rodents. It has a small head, a large, chunky body with a...
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North American Porcupine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The North American Porcupine ( Erethizon dorsatum ), also known as Canadian Porcupine or Common Porcupine , is a large rodent in the New World porcupine family. The Beaver is the only other ro...
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Characteristics The porcupine is a rodent. It has black to brownish-yellow fur and strong, short legs. It has hairless soles on its feet that help it climb trees. It has a round body, small ears and a small head.
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North American porcupines, ... Porcupines possess a very unique defense system. A porcupine’s first line of defense is escaping from danger by climbing up a tree. However, if such an escape is not possible, the porcupine has many options. Porcupines are the only mammal in North America to use quills to deter predators.
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North American porcupines, our continent’s second largest rodent next to beavers, live in a broad range of timbered areas. Their long, curved claws make them excellent climbers. ... The North American porcupine is not threatened; however, hunting and persecution by humans have caused populations to decline in the eastern U...
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North American Porcupine Printout. The American Porcupine is a large, quilled, plant-eating rodent. ... The North American Porcupine is a well-protected, plant-eating rodent that spends much of its time in trees, looking for food. These slow-moving animals have sharp, needle-like quills protecting their body.
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Notes and images of North American porcupines, updated from the Canadian Museum of Nature's Natural History Notebooks series. ... Home > Mammals > North American Porcupine...
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When threatened, a porcupine turns away from its attacker and erects the quills on its back; upright, ... Name: North American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) ; Family: Erethizontidae (New World Porcupines) ; Range: Alaska, Canada, western United States, and northern Mexico ; Habitat: Forest to desert ;
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