Quills
Baby porcupines are known as Pups or Porcupettes
In the wild, animals such as fishers, bobcats, coyotes, and mountain lions are known to prey on porcupines.
Most porcupines like to hide in bushes
In the wild, animals like fishers, bobcats, and mountain lions are known to prey on porcupines.
The main predator of porcupines in the wild is the fisher, a carnivorous mammal known for its ability to hunt and kill porcupines by flipping them over and attacking their vulnerable underside.
Porcupines are not known for making a specific sound. However, they do make noise. For example, porcupines are known to squeak, yell, and even chirp, depending on the circumstances.
Porcupines are small mammals that can be found throughout the United States. Porcupines are known to live in the desert, the highlands, and in the forest.
Porcupines have been known to humans for thousands of years. Ancient civilizations such as the Egyptians and Greeks mentioned porcupines in their writings. The exact date or person credited with the discovery of porcupines is not known due to their longstanding presence in human history.
most are big as beavers
Porcupines are rodents with spines (or quills as the are also known).
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.
Porcupines are nocturnal and solitary animals. They are herbivores and primarily eat bark, leaves, and plants. Porcupines are known for their defensive behavior of raising their quills when threatened.