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Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Reproduction
Reproduction
While males are looking for receptibe females, they make their home vigger 5 times bigger taht the normal size, to attract the females.Males are ready to reproduce at 24 months and females at 12 months.The male splashes the female with urine, then the male mounts with the female in front and the male on the side.If the female...
Friday, November 16, 2012
Species
Species
Of the three genera, Hystrix is characterized by an inflated skull, in which the nasal cavity is often considerably larger than the brain-case, and a short tail, tipped with numerous slender-stalked open quills, which make a loud rattling noise whenever the animal moves.
The Crested Porcupine (Hystrix...
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Porcupine's Diet
Porcupine Diet
Porcupine diet is based solely on plants and this can mean big trouble for landscaping plants and backyard gardens.
As plant eaters, the porcupine diet has great diversity, yet the
animal is very much a slave to the seasonal changes in the food supply
in the area in which they. In the spring, summer...
Behavior / characteristics
Behavior
The common porcupine is a solitary animal, although it may den with
other porcupines in the winter. It makes its den in caves, decaying logs
and hollow trees. The common porcupine doesn't hibernate, but it may
stay in its den during bad weather. The common porcupine is a good
swimmer, its hollow quills help keep...
Habitat
Porcupines occupy a short range of habitats in tropical and temperate parts of Asia, Southern Europe, Africa, and North and South America. Porcupines live in forests, deserts, rocky outcrops and hillsides. Some New World porcupines live in trees, but Old World porcupines stay on the rocks. Porcupines can...
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