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Yes. Porcupines will lower their heads and rush at a predator, or curl up protecting the soft underbelly. They cannot as some think, shoot their quills.

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using sharp tooth to cut twigs and leaves

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Q: Is the defensive behavior of a porcupine an adaptation?
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What adaptations help a porcupine survive?

Its spikes, called quills ; this defensive adaptation protects the docile porcupine from predators.


What helps a porcupines survive?

Its spikes, called quills ; this defensive adaptation protects the docile porcupine from predators.


Warning coloration is an example of what kind of behavior?

Coloration is not a behavior, it is an adaptation. Warning coloration is an example of defensive behavior.


Are porcupine's needles a predator adaptation?

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What are structural adaptation in porcupine?

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What is the different protective adaptation of the porcupine?

They protective by using their spiky quills


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Is a shark teeth defensive adaptation?

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How does a porcupine adapt?

An adaptation of the porcupine is their sharp claws, which they use to tear off parts of trees to eat. They also have quills, in order to protect themselves.


What adaptation is hibernating?

Hibernation is a behavioral adaptation. A behavioral adaptation is when a animal changes its behavior.


What kind of adaptation are thorns?

Thorns are a defensive adaptation of plants against being eaten by grazing animals.


What is an adaptation in science?

An adaptation is a structure or behavior that helps a living thing live.