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North American Porcupine

Erethizon dorsatum

Photo by Cheryl Lee
Published on Project Noah
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42.0076, -72.9707

Field Notes

Description:

"The porcupine and the skunk are the only North American mammals that have black and white colours because they are the only mammals that benefit from letting other animals know where and who they are in the dark of the night."

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Wildlife of Northeastern USA
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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PublishedJuly 26, 2013

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