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- Class: Mammalia
- Habitat: Hilly, rocky environmentsAfrican Wildlife Foundation: Porcupine
- Diet: HerbivorousNational Geographic: Porcupine
- Size: 25 to 36 inches (head and body)National Geographic: Porcupine
- Tail length: 8 to 10 inchesNational Geographic: Porcupine
- Weight: 12 to 35 lbsNational Geographic: Porcupine
- Lifespan: 5 to 7 yearsNational Geographic: Porcupine
- Brazilian thin-spined porcupine is endangered Earth's Endangered Creatures: Thin-Spined Porcupine
- Predators: Large owls, leopards, wolves, bears, mountain lions, eagles, bobcats, coyotesAnimal Diversity Web: New World Porcupines
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A porcupine is a rodent that has needle-like quills that it uses as a defense mechanism when threatened. The name porcupine comes from the Latin, meaning "quill pig".National Geographic: Porcupine
Old World Porcupines
Old World porcupines are found in Africa and Asia. They live mainly on the ground, while New World porcupines may nest in trees. One difference between Old World and New World porcupines is the length of their quills. New World porcupines have four inch long quills, while Old World porcupines have quills up to twenty inches long.San Diego Zoo's Animal Bytes: Porcupine The Old World species, such as the brush-tailed, crested and long-tailed porcupines, are in the Hystricidae family.Animal Diversity Web: Hystricidae: ClassificationNew World Porcupines
The Erethizontidae family of rodents are known as the New World porcupines. There are twelve species found in North America, Mexico and parts of South America, including the bristle-spined rat, prehensile-tailed, North American, stump-tailed and hairy porcupines. New World porcupines are nocturnal and den in tree nests, logs and brush. Animal Diversity Web: New World Porcupines Animal Diversity Web: Erethizontidae: Classification-
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Porcupine on Amazon
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Webkinz Plush Stuffed Animal Porcupine - $2.49
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In Absentia - $11.98
Hailed by Billboard as 'cinematic...simple gorgeous', Porcupine Tree are unquestionably one of the UK's most inspired and inventive rock groups. In Absentia is their eagerly ant...Amazon
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How to Hug a Porcupine: Negotiating the Prickly Points of the Tween Years - $15.95
“You never listen to anything I say!” Yesterday, your child was a sweet, well-adjusted eight-year-old. Today, a moody, disrespectful twelve-year-old. What happ...Amazon
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A Porcupine Named Fluffy - $6.95
A porcupine named Fluffy is happier with his name after he meets a similarly misnamed rhinoceros.Amazon
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How to Hug a Porcupine: Negotiating the Prickly Points of the Tween Years - $15.95
“You never listen to anything I say!” Yesterday, your child was a sweet, well-adjusted eight-year-old. Today, a moody, disrespectful twelve-year-old. What happ...Amazon
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Porcupine Fun Stuff
- Comics.com: Porcupine Search
- Just Jigsaw Puzzles: Porcupine Jigsaw Puzzle
- University of Texas El Paso: North American Porcupine Coloring Page
- ABusy.com: Porcupine Facts and Coloring Page
- CartoonStock.com: Porcupine Cartoons
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@ReneeIdolPI porcupine hair and raccoon eyes LOL
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Agora já percebi pqe é que os Porcupine Tree não aparcem na MTV etc.. eles falam da MTV como se fosse uma droga xD
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This guy fell of a mountain! Omg. This other guy ate porcupine! Also semi-extreme!
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What kind of pine has the sharpest needles? A porcupine!
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#nowplaying Porcupine Tree - Voyage 34. Now in Phase II. Amazing jam.
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