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North American Porcupine

Erethizon dorsatum

Description:

About 2 ft long. Dark fur and big quills

Habitat:

Nose hill park in Calgary Alberta Canada

Notes:

He looked like he was almost trying to hibernate, but he had dug only a small depression into which he stuck his head and let his back protect itself.

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Bad Wolf
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Bad Wolf

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Spotted on Mar 28, 2011
Submitted on Oct 17, 2011

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