1. Our nation's second-largest rodent (after beavers), porcupines can weigh up to 35 pounds. · 2. Along with hair, their bodies sport up to 30,000 barbed quills, ...

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24 сент. 2016 г. · Porcupines are a mammal that is often considered a rodent. · Porcupines are 2 to 3 feet long in their head and body. · They weigh 12 to 35 pounds.

14 окт. 2024 г. · Longevity. Porcupines can live up to 15 years in the wild, an impressive lifespan for a rodent. In captivity, where food is plentiful and ...

1. They are known as 'quill pigs' · 2. They're one of the biggest rodents in the world · 3. They're possibly the longest-living rodent · 4. A group of porcupines ...

Fun Facts · Porcupines are covered in about 30,000 quills. They cannot throw or shoot their quills. · While porcupines spend most of the time on the ground, they ...

29 сент. 2016 г. · Porcupines are large, slow-moving rodents with sharp quills on their backs. They are found on every continent except Antarctica.

A single porcupine can have more than 30,000 quills, which are actually sharp bristles of fused hair. Porcupines don't "shoot" or throw their quills.

An adult porcupine is about 50 cm long (20 inches), not counting the tail. They can weigh from 4.5 to 13 kg (10 to 28 pounds).