Just For Fun
* Porcupines are also called 'quill pigs'. They are short, fat, and covered with as many as 30,000 spiny quills.
* Contrary to popular myth, porcupines cannot shoot their quills. When a predator approaches, the porcupine will turn its back, raise the quills and lash out at the threat with its tail.
* The common porcupine is a good swimmer, its hollow quills help keep it afloat. It is also an excellent tree-climber and spends much of its time in trees.
11 comments:
I feel like I just got homeschooled. Thanks.
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Joy
How bout that!!?
Did not know they spent their time in trees!
I think I´ll have to do this with some kind of Paraguayan animal.
Interesting!
They are very good tree climbers! Last year I posted a picture of a porcupine that our dog had chased up a tree...after getting a nose full of quills of course!
quill pigs.....love it!
Nope...I learned quite a bit. Thanks.
Hugs!
Kat
well I didn't know they climbed trees....but I did know the rest haha.
and now you know the rest of the story...
this has got to be one of your more **random** posts, Pam. ha!
Must be a homeschool project!
Susan
Just goes to show there's more there than meets the eye. (Hopefully, just meeting the eye...not piercing it.;) )
Yep...You ain't seen nothin' 'til you've seen (and heard) grunting porckies up a tree. It's quite memorable!
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