Porcupines

Porcupines

Porcupines are like a hedgehog because they are both prickly .
Habitat
Porcupine live in Americas ,Southern Asia , Europe  and  Africa . They can also be  a pet.
Diet
They can eat twigs , leaves , green plants  like skunk cabbage , cloves and in
winter they may eat bark. Sometimes they eat corn and pumpkin and are a herbivore .
Life cycle
Porcupines mate in late summer and early Autumn and males often fight over females. Males like to dance the sprays dance.7 mouths after the male and female meat the female gives birth to a single baby.
Characteristics
The porcupine has brownish - yellow fur ,strong legs and hairless soles .
The soles can help it climb trees. It has a round body,small ears and small head .
A porcupine has as many as 30,000 quills
Bevhavior
The common porcupine is a solitary aniamal although  it may den with other porcupine in the winter . It makes a den in a cave decaying logs and hollow
trees. The common porcupine doesn't hibernate but it may stay in its den during
bad weather.The common porcupine is a good swimmer it's hollow quills help
keep it afloat . It speeds most of its time up in the trees and wide -variety of
calls including moans,grunts,coughs,wails,

whines,sheriks, tooth clicking.
Range
The common porcupine can be found in most of Canada and the western
United states to South Mexico.

We like how the porcupine nibbles fast and is so cute.