Porcupine 2

Porcupine 2

This long coat conceals sharp black-tipped spines beneath. The Canadian porcupine has approximately 20,000 spines which can be released when the animal is threatened. Porcupines do not hibernate. Instead, they feed on a wide range of vegetation as the seasons dictate. Porcupines have a special passion for salt and will even eat outhouse toilet seats to acquire the traces of salt left by human skin! Porcupines are found in the Americas. [BM] {FW}