Transcript Porcupines
Porcupines Baby porcupine Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Hystricidae Genus: Hystrix Species: H. pumila Shape An oval shaped body with an oval shaped head. It has tiny ears and tiny paws. They have over 30,000 quills. They shed their fur in the summer but not their quills. Dimension They can get as big as 40 inches. It is about 15-51 inches tall. They can weigh as much as 40 pounds. Colors and Markings They are light and dark brown with sharp quills. They also have hairless feet. Small ears And 30,000 quills. There quills have a cool design. That set them apart from the others. Habitat Part of the world: in the western part of the world. Environment: Coniferous deciduous and forest. Diet They are herbivores so they don’t eat meat. They eat leaves, twigs, and green plants like skunk cabbage and clovers. http://www.cutebreak.com/eating/baby-porcupine-enjoys-his-banana/ Family Life They have one baby per mating. They are pregnant for 7 months. They quills are soft for 2hr after birth. The baby stays with its mom for six months and forage for food after a couple days. They mate in late summer and early fall. Family Life cont. They live in caves, decaying logs, and hollow trees. Other information is a baby is called a porcupines (pork-u-pets) They don’t hibernate but hide in harsh weather. Social Behavior There in solitude most of their life. They are not territorial as in they don’t have certain areas they aren't aloud to go. Temper They have very short tempers an when mad you have a very high chance of getting quills thrown at you. Also there eyes get really big. Acquiring food They have to scavenge for there food so they can eat or they will die. How it defense its self When mad the porcupine locks up and its eyes get wide then quills start flying. These quills are very dangerous for animals and hurt bad. Life span They live can up to 20 years but very few do to the cause of fights and illnesses that they can get. Sources Wikappedia.com/porcupine wildlife.com/porcupinslife Dangerinthewild.com Porcupineprotecton.com By: Jordyn Paige Satter