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PROCUPINES
Mammal          -        Vertebrate         -      Herbivore

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AFRICAN CRESTED PORCUPINES

AFRICAN CRESTED PORCUPINE

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Male:  Boar

Female:  Sow

Young:  Porcupette, Pup

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PORCUPINES
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There are 30 species of porcupine.

• Known as 'Quill Pigs'.
• Has about 30,000 quills on its back, sides and tail.
• Have a coat of sharp spines, or quills.
• Eats leaves, twigs and green plants.
• In the winter they eat bark.
• Have poor eyesight but excellent sense of smell.
• When not in the trees, they prefer the protection of a den.
• Dens can be found in caves, hollow logs, under houses and barns.
• Mostly nocturnal.
• Can float.

Visit:  Porcupine .  COLLECTIVE NOUNS and SIMILE

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MALAYAN PORCUPINE

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