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Portrait of crested porcupine close up.

Porcupine (Hystricognatha) walking along a gravel path

Porcupine in Wild Field

Erethizontidae, north american porcupine, climbing over trees and branches. Lives in North America, United States USA and Canada.

The North American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) is the second largest rodent in North America, after the North American Beaver (Castor canadensis). The porcupine is distinguished by its coat of about 30,000 quills that covers all of its body except underbelly, face and feet. The quills are sharp, barbed and hollow hairs that are used primarily for defense and insulation. When used for defense, the quills can lodge in the flesh of a victim and are difficult and painful to remove. The porcupine’s summer diet includes twigs, roots, stems, berries, and other vegetation. In the winter, they mainly eat conifer needles and tree bark. Porcupines are a slow-moving creature with poor distance vision. They are nocturnal, spending their days resting in trees. The porcupine does not hibernate in winter, preferring to stay close and sleep in their dens. This porcupine was photographed in the woods near Williams, Arizona, USA.

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porcupine on a pine tree

Porcupine wanders along a dirt country road

Young porcupine in the Connecticut wilderness, winter

Porcupines in fall colors

Wild porcupine in the beautiful dramatic alpine scenery of Denali National Park Alaska, USA

Porcupine on snow with moose antler and birch tree

In the Swiss Alps during spring, a marmot peeks out of its burrow, soaking up the sunshine in the beautiful surroundings of alpine meadows. Andrea

A porcupine wanders through a snowy Alaska landscape.

Grizzly bear making her way along the shore of Yellowstone Lake in Yellowstone Park in western USA of North America.

North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) walks on a branch

Young porcupine perched on rock in the Connecticut wilderness at dusk, winter. Looking at camera with head turned sideways.

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The North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum), also known as the Canadian porcupine or common porcupine. Found in Alaska

The porcupine is a medium sized animal that grows to a length of 18 to 23 inches and weighs from ten to 28 pounds. In the northeast, it is brown and black in color with the back, sides, and tail covered in sharp quills. There are no quills on the porcupine's face, its underbelly, or the insides of its legs.

A young Porcupine pauses on a fallen log in a woods in Montana.

Porcupine animal standing in the garden

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Vancouver Island Marmot(Marmota vancouverensis) Mount Washington, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada

Wild porcupine in the beautiful dramatic alpine scenery of Denali National Park Alaska, USA

Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) photographied at Port-au-Persil in the Charlevoix area, Province of Quebec.

Bison seen at Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota, USA

Porcupine in the wild

Echidna, small native fauna of Australia

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