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Kingdom
Animal
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Class
Mammal
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Suborder
Porcupine
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Status
Varies by species
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Date Updated
Sun Mar 2 19:57:36 2014
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Image Credit JindoJeff
Image Comment Porcupine closeup picture taken at Brookfield Zoo, Illinois.
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Porcupine Images for kids
Porcupine Species
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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.
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