Porcupine
Erethizon dorsatus
MammalsConservation: Least Concern1 community sighting
The North American porcupine is a large rodent covered in about 30,000 barbed quills. Quills detach easily but can't be thrown. Porcupines climb trees to eat bark and leaves.
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