1.
There are approximately 30,000 quills on a North American Porcupine.
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2.
The long taled fisher is the main predator of the porcupine.
The long taled fisher jumps over the porcupine many times to make it dizzy and tired and then can flip it over exposing its underbelly.
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3.
A full grown South African Porcupine can weigh as much as 66 pounds.
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4.
There are two types of porcupines Old World and New World Porcupines
Old World porcupines live in Africa, Asia and Europe and stay on the ground. New World porcupines live in North and South America and can climb trees.
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5.
Porcupines love to eat the sticky sap on a pine tree.
It is their equivalent to honey.
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6.
Porcupines are in the rodent family.
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7.
The quills of a South African Porcupine can be up to 16 inches long.
It remains on the ground but, the quills give these animals major protection.
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8.
Porcupines are nocturnal.
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9.
North American porcupines live as far north as Alaska and as far south an Northern Mexico.
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10.
North American porcupines give birth to one pup a year.
These creatures are mammals and they nurse their young.
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11.
They have a very keen sense of smell and very good hearing.
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12.
A porcupines eyesight is poor.
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13.
Porcupines dine on pine needles and tree bark.
They return to the same tree year after year for shelter.
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14.
Porcupines cannot dig their own dens they must find thier own.
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15.
Scientist find many porcupines fall out of trees because of their stubby legs.
Many skeletons of porcupines have been found with broken bones.
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16.
The North American porcupine weighs about 15 pounds.
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17.
Porcupines will curl up like an armadillo into a prickly ball.
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18.
The porcupines living in Central and South America rarely come out of the trees.
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19.
A South African porcupine can kill leopards, pythons, weasels and eagles.
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20.
Porcupines have a scent gland behind their tale that they use against predators.
Much like skunks, they use the scent gland as a warning before they throw their barbs.
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