African Crested Porcupine - Niabi Zoo

A Rodent with Quills The porcupine is identified by its specialized hairs or quills. These are a defense mechanism against predators like African lions or hyenas. Quills are loosely connected by the follicle, and when a porcupine is nervous or under attack, it spreads out the quills and shakes the lower, hollow-tipped tail quills into […]

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African Crested Porcupine - Niabi Zoo

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