What are they ?: Porcupines are large rodents with Coat of Spine S .

They
quills are Sharp,
a , or
very
and are used to protect porcupines from predators
.

Biggest Rodent !: The largest Species of porcupine is the third-largest living rodent in the ,
world

after the cute

capybara and the beaver
.

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What did the name come from : The word 'porcupine' comes from Latini poucus meaning
,
pig
,

and Spina
, meaning a Spine
, or
quill .

Babies'. A baby porcupine is called a Caw how

porcupette cute but God knows what baby boys
think of this name e... ) , and their soon-to-be-quills are soft , hardened hair
. In a few days , these

hairs harden to became the Sharp Spines you see today .

food : North American porcupines are herbivores

. They mostly eat leaves , herbs ,
twigs
, and plants

Like clovers
. In winter , they mosyt eat bark. The African porcupine
, though , does not like to

Climb , and instead

Stay on ground and eat farm crops , bark , roots , roots , and . But
berries

they are mostly nocturnal . In Kenya

, porcupines have became a pest and now are eaten for

delicacy
.

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Defense : Porcupine defensive behaviour starts when a porcupine is irritated or . Porcupine's
annoyed defense relies on it's

. There
sight , Scent , and Sound are a few visual things you can notice when a porcupine is
. These few
angry displays are

quill erection , teeth clattering emitting

, of odour , and attacking
. These displays are from least to most aggresive .