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The North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum), also known as the Canadian porcupine, is a large quill-covered rodent in the New World porcupine family. It is the second largest rodent in North America after the North American beaver ( Castor canadensis ).
Stories in popular literature indicate that fishers can flip a porcupine onto its back and "scoop out its belly like a ripe melon". [29] This was identified as an exaggerated misconception as early as 1966. [30] Observational studies show that fishers make repeated biting attacks on the face of a porcupine and kill it after about 25–30 ...
In the winter, it may eat bark. [2] The African porcupine is not a climber; instead, it forages on the ground. [2] It is mostly nocturnal [10] but will sometimes forage for food during the day, eating bark, roots, fruits, berries, and farm crops. Porcupines have become a pest in Kenya and are eaten as a delicacy. [11]
"Unfortunately, the decline in porcupines is a bit of a mystery and we are hoping to start working on it soon within the FWP Nongame Program," explained Torrey Ritter, non-game Wildlife Biologist ...
Here's Q&A session with outdoors writer Len Lisenbee with facts about squirrels, birds, porcupines and mosquitoes. Questions answered, myths corrected: Porcupines can swim, mosquitoes play ...
Typical rat poison bait station (Germany, 2010) Rodenticides are chemicals made and sold for the purpose of killing rodents.While commonly referred to as "rat poison", rodenticides are also used to kill mice, woodchucks, chipmunks, porcupines, nutria, beavers, [1] and voles.
A sweet porcupine recovering in a wildlife sanctuary in Maine looks much better after a few months of treatment for a fungal disease sweeping through his species in New England.
The crested porcupine is a terrestrial mammal; it very seldom climbs trees, but can swim. It is nocturnal and monogamous. The crested porcupine takes care of the young for an extended period, and small family groups consist of the adult pair and young of various ages.