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What is a porcupette?

There are 22 species of porcupines. Porcupines live all over the world. The porcupine cannot throw its quills.

Baby porcupines are known as "porcupettes". Most often, only one baby is born. It is born with quills that are about an inch long.

Are porcupines and hedgehogs related? No.
Hedgehogs are from the order insectivora.
Porcupines are from the order rodentia.

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Baby Porcupine (Nature Babies)

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Gr1-4-This title follows a porcupette from her birth in a cave in early May until early fall when she is able to survive away from her mother. This talented writer/photographer team provides a well-balanced combination of information with extraordinary full-color photos obtained by observing a mother and her baby in a Minnesota forest. Readers are given insight into the animal's diet and behavior and a look at some of the other wildlife that shares her habitat.

Release Date: 12/30/2005

 

Porcupines (Animals Animals)

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Porcupines (Welcome to the World of Animals)

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Baby Porcupine Eats A Banana and Has Hiccups! 

Baby Porcupine Eats A Banana and Has Hiccups!

This baby porcupine (also called porcupet) eats a banana. You'll hear tiny squeaks--those are hiccups! His mother was killed when she was hit by a car and someone got him to licensed wildlife rehabilitator Gail Buhl. He was orphaned and imprinted on humans and is now living at Wolf Ridge Environment Learning Center in northern Minnesota.

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Porcupines 

Porcupines are rodents with a coat of sharp spines, or quills, that defend them from predators. They are endemic in both the Old World and the New World. Porcupines are the third largest of the rodents, behind the capybara and the beaver. Most porcupines are about long, with an long tail. Weighing between , they are rounded, large and slow. Porcupines come in various shades of brown, grey, and the unusual white. Porcupines' spiny protection resembles that of the unrelated erinaceomorph hedgehogs and monotreme echidnas.

The name "porcupine" comes from Middle French porc dépine'' which could be translated as "thorny porc", "spined porc" or "quilled porc", hence the nickname "quill pig" for the animal. A group of porcupines is called a "prickle".Animal Collectives http://www.hintsandthings.com/kennel/collectives.htm

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Porcupine (Sitting Up) Framed Art Poster Print - 16" X 20"

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This poster shows a porcupine sitting on its hind legs holding a stick. It appears to be in a forest environment. This framed poster measures approx. 16" x 20" Porcupines are rodents best known for their coat of sharp spines, or quills, that defends them from predators. The name comes from Middle French porc d'espine "thorny pig". The 11 types of Old World porcupines tend to be fairly large, and have quills that are grouped in clusters. The 12 New World porcupines are mostly smaller, have their quills attached singly, and are excellent climbers, spending much of their time in trees.

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Plush Porcupine Puppet 13"

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Special soft plush gives this Porcupine puppet the appearance of having quills, but never fear! While she may poke about, she won?t poke you! Hand enters from chest area to animate the front legs and head.18" Long.

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Porcupine, Erethizon Dorsatum Feeding on Rose Hips Montana



Porcupine, Erethizon Dorsatum Feeding on Rose Hips Montana Photographic Print

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