Porcupine

Porcupine Images for kids

Porcupine Species

• Cape Porcupine

Porcupine Activities for kids

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Porcupine Facts & Trivia for kids

• Porcupines do not shoot their quills.
• Porcupines will eat shed deer antlers.
• Porcupines have about 30,000 quills.
• Baby porcupines are born with soft quills, which is good for their mothers!
• Within a few hours after birth a baby porcupines quills harden.
• Porcupines climb trees to feed on nuts, bark and berries.
• The stiff quills under a porcupines tail help them grip trees while climbing.
• Porcupines float in water.
• Porcupines have softer hairs that cover their stiff quills.
• Porcupines are rodents.

Porcupine Links for kids

• Wikipedia Porcupine information