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North American Porcupine

Erethizon dorsatum

Description:

"The porcupine and the skunk are the only North American mammals that have black and white colours because they are the only mammals that benefit from letting other animals know where and who they are in the dark of the night."

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2 Comments

Cheryl Lee
Cheryl Lee 10 years ago

I think Porcupines are cute too :)

Caleb Steindel
Caleb Steindel 10 years ago

funny looking! he is so cute!

Cheryl Lee
Spotted by
Cheryl Lee

Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Spotted on Jul 26, 2013
Submitted on Jul 26, 2013

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