Prickly Cutie
by Cheryl Baxter
Title
Prickly Cutie
Artist
Cheryl Baxter
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
How could I resist snapping a photo of this adorable face? Just no hugging ok? I was out walking in my woods yesterday, and this female porcupine appeared and began to climb a tree in front of me. When I made a little noise she looked up and I snapped this photograph.
Porcupine
Animal
Porcupines are rodents with a coat of sharp spines, or quills, that defend them from predators. They are indigenous to the Americas, Southern Asia, Europe, and Africa. Wikipedia
Scientific name: Hystricomorph Hystricidae
Mass: 5.4 – 16 kg (Adult)
Length: 64 – 91 cm (Adult)
Tail length: 20 – 25 cm (Adult)
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May 20th, 2014
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