Porcupine

Vocabulary

• Herbivore – an animal that feeds on plants.
• Pelt – an animal’s skin and fur.
• Arboreal – animals that primarily live in trees.
• Prehensil– an animal’s limb or tail capable of grasping.

Fun Facts

• Porcupines are found in CT primarily in the Northwest corner.
• The name Porcupine comes from the French word for spiny pig.
• Porcupines eat bark, nuts and roots.
• Porcupines have over 30,000 quills which act as their main defense. They cannot shoot their quills
• Fishers are their main predator.
• Porcupines have an antibiotic on their skin that acts as protection from infection.
• Baby porcupines are called porcupettes.