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Prehensile tailed porcupine

Sphiggurus mexicanus

Description:

Small porcupine with short quills and a prehensile tail

Habitat:

National park

Notes:

On the first day of our trip we went to Poas Volcano. We didn't see the volcano, but this guy came ambling down the main path

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KarenSaxton
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KarenSaxton

San Juan, Provincia Alajuela, Costa Rica

Spotted on Dec 27, 2011
Submitted on Dec 27, 2011

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