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North American Porcupine

Erethizon dorsatum

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6 Comments

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 11 years ago

Must have been all of the wood in view ;-)

lbr118
lbr118 11 years ago

Oh my gosh, oops! It IS a porcupine definitely- it visited our environmental center in central PA. I have no idea why I typed in beaver, ha! I have two more pics of this guy...

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 11 years ago

Yes,looks more like a porcupine :-)

YukoChartraw
YukoChartraw 11 years ago

I can't agree with Karen more - the PN is for sure THE most addicting website ever!

MrsPbio
MrsPbio 11 years ago

Welcome to the most addicting website in the Internet!

You positive it's a beaver? Seems awfully hairy, and the posture reminds me more of a porcupine . Just wondering. Interesting visitor you got!

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lbr118
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lbr118

Pennsylvania, USA

Spotted on Jan 8, 2013
Submitted on Feb 21, 2013

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