the porcupine is a rodent. It has black to brownish-yellow fur and strong, short legs. It has hairless soles on its feet that help it climb trees. It has a round body, small ears and a small head. the most recognizable feature of the porcupine is its quills. A porcupine may have up to 30,000 quills. the quills are hairs with barbed tips on the end. quills are solid to the tip and base and hollow for most of the shaft. The porcupine has quills on all parts of its body, except for its stomach. The longest quills are on its rump. The shortest quills are on its cheeks.
Old world porcupines are larger in size and have longer quills compared to new world porcupines. They also have a more aggressive behavior and are known to be more solitary. New world porcupines are smaller, have shorter quills, and are more social in nature.
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There are no porcupines in Australia, nor have there ever been porcupines in Australia.
"Porcupines" is already a plural noun. The singular form is porcupine. A group of porcupines is commonly referred to as a "prickle" of porcupines.
Yes, porcupines have teeth.
Porcupines are in the phylum chordata.
porcupines are warm blooded
They have them October through November , that. Is when they have them .
some interesting facts about porcupines is 1.when they are born their eyes are open 2.in a few days porcupines can climb up a tree 3.porcupines are nocturnal
No, porcupines don't shoot out their quills.
no cuzz the cogar eat porcupines
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