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Porcupine

Erethizon dorsatum

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Description:

The porcupine hides in trees. They have long quills it uses for protection. It is a large nocturnal rodent. He climbed the cedar tree and in image 3 it shows how it blends in with the colors so it becomes invisible.

Habitat:

Forest, trees.

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