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The porcupine seek a food on the grass

Two young Asian women are taking a closer look on African Crested Porcupine during weekend outing at petting zoo in Malaysia.

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Porcupine in Wild Field

Close up the malayan porcupine animal

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

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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.

Portrait of crested porcupine close up.

Young porcupine in the Connecticut wilderness, winter

Porcupine wanders along a dirt country road

A bull male musk ox in a very cold winter environment, in the mountains of Dovrefjell National Park - Oppdal – Norway

The crested porcupine (Hystrix cristata) also known as the African crested porcupine, is a species of rodent in the family Hystricidae found in Italy, North Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa. This one was photographed at Tswalu Game Reserve in the Kalahari Desert, South Africa.

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Mother and baby hedgehog (Hystrix brachyura)in the natural atmosphere.

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

Prehensile Tailed (Porcupine Coendou prehensilis) on a tree branch, full body

Young porcupine climbing rock in the Connecticut wilderness at dusk, winter. Almost hugging the rock, it looks like a cute little bear, but you wouldn't want to get too close.

Prickly porcupine is sitting in the protection pose and watching in grass in the field in summer.

porcupine on a pine tree

Wildlife Photography

The cute and cuddly echidna native to Australia. This one photographed in the wild in Tasmania, Australia

This prickly porcupine takes a break from snacking to peer curiously into the lens of the camera.

Malayan porcupine

Porcupine in a zoo eating grass

Echidna in outdoors

Hedgehog on a grass meadow

porcupine in front of a white background.

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

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